Abstract
The late President Jimmy Carter was known for many things: He was a white southerner who advocated racial integration and equality. He was a Sunday-school Bible teacher who also supports abortion rights. As an ex-president, he mediated global conflicts and worked to eradicate disease. But Carter must also be remembered for something else: During his term as president, he inaugurated the neoliberal revolution in political economy. This article argues that Carter was indeed America’s first neoliberal president and in many respects, Ronald Reagan gets too much credit for the transformation in policy that deregulated, de-unionized, and financialized the US economy.
Recommended Citation
Gibbs, David N.
(2025)
"America’s First Neoliberal President,"
Class, Race and Corporate Power: Vol. 13:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/classracecorporatepower/vol13/iss1/5
