# What is Neoliberalism? 

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/what-is-neoliberalism>

**By** Kevin Vallier, Aaron Ross Powell, Trevor Burrus

**Published:** July 16, 2021

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Kevin Vallier returns to the podcast to explain the components of neoliberalism.

## Shownotes:

There is much disagreement about what being a neoliberal actually means. It's generally believed to be a philosophical view that a society’s political and economic institutions should be robustly liberal and capitalist, but supplemented by a constitutionally limited democracy and a modest welfare state. But that certainly leaves room for much interpretation.

How does neoliberalism relate to utilitarianism? What is the relationship between neoliberalism and democracy?

## Further Reading:

[Neoliberalism](https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/neoliberalism/), written by Kevin Vallier