Monopoly, Neoliberalism and the Economic Game

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Mon, 10/28/2013 - 12:00am
Commentary about the game Monopoly and the neoliberal fantasy of property-driven capitalism.
Well-read Red Clayton Morgaredige contrasts the boardgame monopoly and the game of really existing American capitalism. There are a couple of ways Monopology is not like capitalism: everyone starts out with the same resources and success is largely determined by strategy. Moreover, there is no labor to speak of and therein lies the rub. Clayton considers how the game Monopoloy is a pretty good approximation of the neoliberal fantasy of property-driven capitalism.. 
 
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