equanimity
(en)
calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation
10
behind the façades of equanimity and tried political craftsmanship
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7 years, 7 months ago
behind the façades of equanimity and tried political craftsmanship
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7 years, 7 months ago
ordoliberal
(en)
the German variant of social liberalism that emphasizes the need for the state to ensure that the free market produces results close to its theoretical potential
12
the Bundesrepublik had then finally moved beyond its ‘ordoliberal’ misconceptions
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7 years, 7 months ago
the Bundesrepublik had then finally moved beyond its ‘ordoliberal’ misconceptions
uncertain
7 years, 7 months ago
Bundesrepublik
(de)
from Bundesrepublik Deutschland, which was used during the Cold War to refer to West Germany
12
the Bundesrepublik had then finally moved beyond its ‘ordoliberal’ misconceptions
uncertain
7 years, 7 months ago
the Bundesrepublik had then finally moved beyond its ‘ordoliberal’ misconceptions
uncertain
7 years, 7 months ago
trente glorieuses
(fr)
(The Glorious Thirty) the thirty years from 1945 to 1975 in France, during which the economy grew rapidly
19
the legitimacy of the democratic capitalism that had taken shape in the trente glorieuses
defined in footnote as a "golden age"
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7 years, 7 months ago
the legitimacy of the democratic capitalism that had taken shape in the trente glorieuses
defined in footnote as a "golden age"
uncertain
7 years, 7 months ago
peace formula
(en)
post-WWII formula for democratic capitalist stability: government intervention in business, state planning for growth and full employment, social redistribution; supervised by an interventionist state committed to disciplining the market in order to keep this social contract and thus maintain its legitimacy
24
the ‘peace formula’, as it was called in the theoretical discussion in Frankfurt
notable
7 years, 7 months ago
the ‘peace formula’, as it was called in the theoretical discussion in Frankfurt
notable
7 years, 7 months ago
Roaring Seventies
(en)
an unusual term (probably localised to anti-capitalist schools) to refer to the 1970's, characterised by high expectations of prosperity and freedom
26
Around the middle of the ‘Roaring Seventies’, later so called on account of the high expectations of prosperity and freedom that dominated politics and the public mood
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7 years, 7 months ago
Around the middle of the ‘Roaring Seventies’, later so called on account of the high expectations of prosperity and freedom that dominated politics and the public mood
notable
7 years, 7 months ago
the ~25 years after WWII when states focused on the welfare of their citizens, with investment in social spending financed by appropriate taxes on the wealthy
26
Its response was to begin with preparations to withdraw from the postwar social contract
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7 years, 7 months ago
Its response was to begin with preparations to withdraw from the postwar social contract
notable
7 years, 7 months ago
wildcat strikes
(en)
a strike undertaken by unionized workers without union leadership's authorization, support, or approval; sometimes termed an unofficial industrial action
26
the global wave of wildcat strikes in 1968 and 1969
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7 years, 7 months ago
the global wave of wildcat strikes in 1968 and 1969
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7 years, 7 months ago
ad libitum
(la)
"at one's pleasure"; more formal term for ad-lib
33
Governments that sought social peace by means of inflation, introducing not yet existing resources into the capitalist distributional conflict, were able to draw on the magic of modern ‘fiat money’, the amount of which, politics commanding public power, may increase ad libitum
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7 years, 7 months ago
Governments that sought social peace by means of inflation, introducing not yet existing resources into the capitalist distributional conflict, were able to draw on the magic of modern ‘fiat money’, the amount of which, politics commanding public power, may increase ad libitum
uncertain
7 years, 7 months ago
tour de force
(fr)
a performance or achievement that has been accomplished or managed with great skill
34
The monetary stabilization of the world economy in the early 1980s was a tour de force that came with a high political risk
the Reagan/Thatcher era(s) & the beginning of neoliberalism
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7 years, 7 months ago
The monetary stabilization of the world economy in the early 1980s was a tour de force that came with a high political risk
the Reagan/Thatcher era(s) & the beginning of neoliberalism
confirm
7 years, 7 months ago