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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
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Predecessors?
Hi, what is "predecessors" in this context?
"But free markets and global free trade are not new, and this use of the word ignores developments in the advanced economies. The analysis here compares neoliberalism with its historical predecessors."
"But free markets and global free trade are not new, and this use of the word ignores developments in the advanced economies. The analysis here compares neoliberalism with its historical predecessors."
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Hi, Is the dictionary definition not enough? Clive PS 'Neo' means 'new'. So, the immediate predecessor of neoliberalism would be traditional liberalism.
- Hi, Is the dictionary definition not enough?
- Clive PS 'Neo' means 'new'.
- So, the immediate predecessor of neoliberalism would be traditional liberalism.
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Hi Clive, I didn't understand this word "predecessors" regarding something that it is not a person, hopefuly I got it right... 
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