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Readers of this website are aware of the criticism that neopopulism.org has of the wikipedia definition of "neopopulism."  Recently, dictionary.reference.com came up with a more reasonable definition of neopopulism. 

The definition from dictionary.reference.com can be found here.  

The definition isn't perfect, however.  Neopopulism.org points out that the origin of the word given is 1975-1980, but neopopulism goes back to 1920's U.S.S.R.  Neopopulist was a phrase used in 1920's Soviet Union to describe economists who were critical of the centralized plannig involved in Soviet Collectivized Farming -- particularly in the Ukraine. 

The definition from dictionary.reference.com is reprinted below to show its vast superiority over the current Wikipedia definition:

ne-o-pop-u-list

pertaining to a revival of populism, esp. a sophisticated form appealing to commonplace values and prejudices.
Origin:
1975-80
Related forms:
ne⋅o⋅pop⋅u⋅lism, noun

 

 
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