The liberal script is associated with a great deal of economic inequalities and legitimates them with a set of narratives, or myths. Most of the legitimising narratives focus on individuals and the belief that individuals can improve their economic situation by bettering themselves, for example by investing more in education or by working harder. This myth of individual empowerment ignores that many of the pervasive and widening inequalities are structural. It loses persuasive power to the extent that intergenerational economic disadvantages persist or the lack of economic opportunities spreads massively through the population. This can then trigger contestations of the liberal script.

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