{
  "id": 10318874,
  "title": "Neoliberalism is in retreat. Viktor Shvets blames the boomers – but it’s not that simple",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/neoliberalism-is-in-retreat-viktor-shvets-blames-the-boomers-but-its",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T23:59:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Conversation AU",
    "slug": "the-conversation-au",
    "url": "https://theconversation.com/neoliberalism-is-in-retreat-viktor-shvets-blames-the-boomers-but-its-not-that-simple-285943"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Viktor Shvets, a global strategist, explores the concept of neoliberalism in his book, The Twilight Before the Storm. The author compares our current situation to the one following the New York World's Fair in 1939, a period filled with optimism for the future that was soon overshadowed by looming war. Shvets highlights the economic prosperity of the 1990s and early 2000s, which is now a distant memory, replaced by wars and economic instability. He identifies the end of neoliberalism as occurring during the 2008 global financial crisis, noting that the decline of neoliberalism occurred regardless of the contributions made by those who supported it, such as Thatcher and Reagan.",
  "summary": "In The Twilight Before the Storm, global strategist Viktor Shvets charts the shift from the fractured 1930s to today’s crisis culture.",
  "key_points": [
    "Viktor Shvets compares current situation to 1939 post-fair optimism",
    "End of neoliberalism marked by 2008 global financial crisis",
    "Decline of neoliberalism independent of supporters like Thatcher and Reagan"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The decline of neoliberalism marks a shift away from the economic prosperity and optimism of the 1990s and early 2000s, ushering in an era of instability and uncertainty.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}