Neoliberalism and austerity: False narratives and consequences

Abstract

This article offers some reflections on this special issue of Politics and Psychotherapy International. The author identifies in the various articles, a number of repeated themes: the violence inherent in neoliberalism stemming from its very first application in Chile; the ongoing and far-reaching effects of colonialism, particularly in its manifestations through globalisation; the negation of the rights of the poor, including the right to accurate information; and increasing pressures on workers to do more for less, and very often more of what is least important.