I think all those are contributing factors, and you're right - it's not just the result of one thing. It seems to be the result of a successful PR campaign on

I think all those are contributing factors, and you're right - it's not just the result of one thing. It seems to be the result of a successful PR campaign on behalf of economists like Milton Friedman and the wealthy elites who stood to gain from it. The 1973 oil crisis was a tumultuous time, and so it was a ripe time for a new ideology. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/aug/18/neoliberalism-the-idea-that-changed-the-world https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/aug/18/neoliberalism-t...