"Technocracy has evolved from socialism to neoliberalism"
"The first technocrat was Saint-Simon, a utopian socialist. Today, the concept of technocracy is associated rather with large international organizations, what some call, in quotes, neoliberalism. There is an evolution from socialism to liberal technocracy, going through social democracy. " This was summarized yesterday by the political scientist José Andrés Fernández Leost (San Juan de Luz, France, 1977) the future of technocracy, affecting a debate that has returned to the forefront in the context of the political climate derived from the economic crisis. Leost placed special emphasis on the moment in which Mario Monti assumed the position of Prime Minister of Italy, in an appointment presented as an eminently technocratic solution. "At least in people's perception, technocracy has evolved from left to right," said the rapporteur. "Technocracy and end of ideologies: myths and realities" was the title of the conference delivered at th...