Before we even make this comparison, I find it extremely hard to believe that the fall in real wages over the past few decades was created by following the advice of our best political theorists. Neoliberalism has not been known for listening to theorists.
What’s the point of comparison? Our best political theorists have not managed to make good societies. Look at real wages over the last few decades.
Whose real wages?
I haven’t looked, but I suspect that global real wages went up.
Before we even make this comparison, I find it extremely hard to believe that the fall in real wages over the past few decades was created by following the advice of our best political theorists. Neoliberalism has not been known for listening to theorists.