Where do Neo-Liberals get their Economic thinking from? -What did this lead to in the UK?

-Adam Smith, 18th Century Scottish Economist, who argued the 'Invisible Hand of the Market' guides Economic Policy -Neo-Liberals want a return to the past of Entrepreneurialism and Self Help. Voluntary Organisations, not the State, Help the Poor -Mass Programme of Privatisation swept in Britain during the 80s. -Neo-liberals and classic liberals both see the government as controlling and treating people like children, prioritizing the group over the individual. -