It's a bit weird that that the authors of the paper ascribe this to the "failure of neo-liberalism" when neo liberalism had most of its successes after 1978. Th

It's a bit weird that that the authors of the paper ascribe this to the "failure of neo-liberalism" when neo liberalism had most of its successes after 1978. Thatcher and Reagan first elected in 1979 and 1981 respectively. WTO founded in 1995. EU founded in 1993 (albeit preceded by EEC and European Coal and Steel Board). Fall of Berlin Wall 1989. Fukuyama's "End of History" 1992. If there is a correlation surely it's with neo-liberalism's success. Not saying it's causative mind.