Deciphering the Local Origins of Neoliberalism in Central and Eastern Europe: The Example of Lithuania

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Jokubas Salyga, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

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Article

Publication Date

10-9-2024

Abstract

This article studies the local lineage of neoliberalism in Lithuania, examining its intellectual pedigree, early proponents and the structural shifts that facilitated its rise. The latter are attributed to the openings created by perestroika and the development of the communication network linking economists within the Reform Movement of Lithuania, émigré intellectuals and Hillsdale College in Michigan. Information exchanges produced within this network generated embryonic neoliberal ideas before 1991. The network also contributed to the establishment of an influential think tank, the Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LFMI), whose policy influence is illustrated by surveying monetary and pension privatisation reforms.

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Salyga, Jokubas. 2024. “Deciphering the Local Origins of Neoliberalism in Central and Eastern Europe: The Example of Lithuania.” Europe-Asia Studies 76 (9): 1321–46. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2024.2407611

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Europe-Asia Studies

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https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2024.2407611