#16 - Michelle Hutchinson on global priorities research & shaping the ideas of intellectuals

<p>In the 40s and 50s neoliberalism was a fringe movement within economics. But by the 80s it had become a dominant school of thought in public policy, and achieved major policy changes across the English speaking world. How did this happen?</p><p> In part because its leaders invested heavily in training academics to study and develop their ideas. Whether you think neoliberalism was good or bad, its history demonstrates the impact building a strong intellectual base within universities can have.</p><p> Michelle Hutchinson is working to get a different set of ideas a hearing in academia by se...