Editing Neoliberalism (section)

=== Repression of worker's union ===
While neoliberalism itself doesn't directly imply the repression of worker's union, global trading benefits from the repression of trade unions.<ref>
1. Dean A. Open Democracies: How Labor Repression Facilitates Trade Liberalization. In: Opening Up by Cracking Down: Labor Repression and Trade Liberalization in Democratic Developing Countries. Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions. Cambridge University Press; 2022:13-28.</ref> [[Margaret Thatcher]], a former UK prime minister and known prominent leader of neoliberalism (while [[Ronald Reagan]] in the [[United States]] promoted a set of [[neoliberal]] reforms known as "Reaganomics"),{{sfnm|1a1=Li|1y=2013|1p=221|2a1=Gerstle|2y=2022|2p=150|3a1=Roy|3y=2012|3p=155}} introduced a series of policies to reduce the power and influence of [[trade unions]] and various social benefits.<ref name="thatcher-cw">{{Cite news |title=Margaret Thatcher |publisher=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/profiles/thatcher |access-date=29 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080703072749/http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/profiles/thatcher |archive-date=3 July 2008}}</ref> According to BBC News, Thatcher reportedly "managed to destroy the power of the trade unions for almost a generation".<ref name="bbcstrike">{{Cite news |last=Wilenius |first=Paul |date=5 March 2004 |title=Enemies within: Thatcher and the unions |work=BBC News |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3067563.stm |url-status=live |access-date=29 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430144439/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3067563.stm |archive-date=30 April 2009}}</ref>