2. Globalization as Neoliberalism on a Global Scale a. durnng the last thirty-five years we have seen an unprecedented restructuring of national and international economies b. national governments have cut social programs, decreased import taniffs, entered into free trade agreements, lowered corporate taxes, and decreased environmental regulations c. free trade has enabled the richest countries to exploit the natural resources and cheap labour of the poorest countries d. neoliberalism 1s the ideology of a deregulated marketplace and a minimal welfare state e. allows the economic powers to allocate jobs, goods, services and regulate the health and wellbeing of the population and the planet f this has made our world drastically more unequal