"Plutocrats were the chief beneficiaries of so-called neoliberalism and the suite of political changes it brought beginning in the late 1970s - deregulation, weaker protection for unions, the shareholder value movement, and the subsequent inflation of executive compensation."
Chrystia Freeland is a Canadian politician and former journalist who has served in senior federal cabinet roles including deputy prime minister and finance minister. She previously worked as an international editor and author.