Abstract

This paper takes advantage from Mauro Magatti's recent book and it treats of liberty within the context of what is today called 'new progressivism'. New progressivism embodies the canons of the globalized economy: it is argued here that it propounds a number of interesting principles. It appears, however, at the same time unable to tackle the funda-mental imbalance of the world economy today, namely its financial excesses. Finally it boils down mainly to a new and extreme form of anti-Statism, which may prove dangerous. Another limitation comes from its exclusive emphasis on economic problems per se