{"id":60973,"date":"2026-10-29T22:24:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/how-neoliberalism-turned-the-world-against-its-young\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T22:24:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:24:52","slug":"how-neoliberalism-turned-the-world-against-its-young","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/waqtdiawaz.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/29\/how-neoliberalism-turned-the-world-against-its-young\/","title":{"rendered":"How neoliberalism turned the world against its young"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"picture verticle\"><picture><!--[if IE 9]><video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1600px)\" sizes=\"960px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/f2olkk\/article71637732.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_1200\/AFP_D33T8FW.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1599px)\" sizes=\"640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/f2olkk\/article71637732.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_1200\/AFP_D33T8FW.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 321px) and (max-width: 767px)\" sizes=\"400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/f2olkk\/article71637732.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_660\/AFP_D33T8FW.jpg\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" sizes=\"320px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/th-i.thgim.com\/public\/incoming\/f2olkk\/article71637732.ece\/alternates\/LANDSCAPE_320\/AFP_D33T8FW.jpg\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/theme\/images\/th-online\/1x1_spacer.png\" alt=\"France has witnessed some of the worst economic problems \u2014 high unemployment, low growth, rising cost of living, falling real wages, severe cutbacks in public expenditure\" title=\"France has witnessed some of the worst economic problems \u2014 high unemployment, low growth, rising cost of living, falling real wages, severe cutbacks in public expenditure\" data-original=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/theme\/images\/th-online\/1x1_spacer.png\" class=\"lead-img\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"caption\">\n                    France has witnessed some of the worst economic problems \u2014 high unemployment, low growth, rising cost of living, falling real wages, severe cutbacks in public expenditure<br \/>\n                                          | Photo Credit: AFP\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"content-body-71635741\">\n<div class=\"schemaDiv\" id=\"schemaDiv\">\n<p>France is in turmoil. And Albania. And Spain. Even India. As were Bangladesh or Sri Lanka earlier. The list goes on. While the specific demands may vary, one thing is common across these mobilisations: the young are on the streets. Why are the young angry the world over? In this piece, we look at the first world, in particular the G7 bloc, to understand why indeed.<\/p>\n<p>France is a good example to understand what is happening in the global North. Emmanuel Macron, the antagonist according to the students in the French protests, has been in power since May 14, 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"update-publish-time article-published-time-end\">\n<p class=\"publish-time-new\"> Published <span>&#8211; October 29, 2026 08:30 am IST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/business\/Economy\/how-neoliberalism-turned-the-world-against-its-young\/article71635741.ece\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France has witnessed some of the worst economic problems \u2014 high unemployment, low growth, rising cost of living, falling real wages, severe cutbacks in public expenditure | Photo Credit: AFP France is in turmoil. And Albania. And Spain. Even India. As were Bangladesh or Sri Lanka earlier. The list goes on. 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