When politicians create and force change, as a matter of dogma, and become known for carrying their books or following unproven theory from Hayek or Freedman, y

When politicians create and force change, as a matter of dogma, and become known for carrying their books or following unproven theory from Hayek or Freedman, yes it probably matters. When those same politicians or economists point at the Chile miracle (that was a disaster), or economists become widely known as the "Berkeley Mafia", yes it probably matters. Globalisation was about externalising costs and impacts. To hell with the local consequences - we got a decade or two of deindustrialisation, with lives and regions ruined for generations. Political fashions tend to stem from economic fashions without regard for the bigger picture. Or environment, citizens and residents.