Liberalism and its contradictions

Old compromises in the developed world are collapsing before our eyes. Many considered a liberal society an ideal to which one should strive, but today it faces global challenges. Neoliberals are turning economic freedom and the free market into a religious cult, progressives are imposing priorities for the interests of certain groups and global redistribution of income, and right-wing and left-wing populisms are gaining strength.

The book presents the results of a thorough study of various forms of inequality and identities, the sources of financial crises, the degradation of elites, technologies for manipulating the population, and a comparison of liberalism with ideologies in modern autocracies. This book is useful for understanding the political, economic, and socio-cultural map of the world, the advantages and vulnerabilities of currently popular socio-political theories, as well as the pitfalls that occur on the paths of democratic countries.