Quite important. Market fundamentalism plays a role in our society not unlike that of Catholic dogma in medieval Europe: it's the unquestioned set of presumptions and assumptions that just about all share, even including (the vast majority of) supposed (and real) dissenters.
It's way more than simple economic theory; the social, cultural, and moral accoutrements of neoliberalism--the constant hyper individualism, and much besides--simply aren't visible to most people. They're considered, simply and wrongly, truisms.
The blurb: "Market fundamentalism’s ideological tyranny is metastasizing, afflicting the young, silencing politicians and hoodwinking the media. Too few progressives have a handle on the powerful arguments that can be made to counter market fundamentalism. It’s time to confront the myths with compelling empirical reality that deconstructs and destroys the plutocratic hoax. A roundtable recorded at the Carnegie Institution of Washington DC, on October 19, 2018."
It's way more than simple economic theory; the social, cultural, and moral accoutrements of neoliberalism--the constant hyper individualism, and much besides--simply aren't visible to most people. They're considered, simply and wrongly, truisms.
The blurb: "Market fundamentalism’s ideological tyranny is metastasizing, afflicting the young, silencing politicians and hoodwinking the media. Too few progressives have a handle on the powerful arguments that can be made to counter market fundamentalism. It’s time to confront the myths with compelling empirical reality that deconstructs and destroys the plutocratic hoax. A roundtable recorded at the Carnegie Institution of Washington DC, on October 19, 2018."