The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making of the Neoliberal Thought Collective

Published by Harvard University Press 2009

The Road from Mont Pèlerin

The Making of the Neoliberal Thought Collective

Edited by: Philip Mirowski and Dieter Plehwe

https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674054264

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Mirowski explores neoliberalism’s origins and growth as a political and economic movement. He presents the key debates and conflicts that occurred among neoliberal scholars and their political and corporate allies regarding trade unions, development economics, antitrust policies, and the influence of philanthropy.

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The volume’s contributors make heavy use of original archival materials and make good on the editors’ promise to expose the complexity, nuance and plurality of neoliberal thought—a belief system that has constructed and re-constructed itself and the world… The Road from Mont Pèlerin is indispensable for anyone wishing to gain an understanding of neoliberalism, whether as an end in itself or as a means for constructing alternative, non-neoliberal futures.
-- Daniel Kinderman Critical Policy Studies

The Road from Mont Pèlerin reminds us that social movements succeed by drawing in many others who undertake the work that actually drives the movement forward. The book is full of stories of those individuals and related organizations that formed strategies, carried out the logistics and legwork, and brought legislators and others into contact with [Mont Pèlerin Society] ideas. In other words, if you work on post-war history of economics, there is almost no reason not to read this book.
-- Ross B. Emmett Journal of the History of Economic Thought

The Road from Mont Pèlerin uncovers and lays bare the origins of one of the most important political phenomena of our time—the development of the neoliberal discourse coalition that has come to shape the modern political economy.
-- Frank Fischer, Rutgers University

This excellent book contributes significantly to our understanding of the origins of neoliberalism and its transformation into political discourse and policy.
-- Steven Lukes, New York University

A fascinating and important book, one that speaks in radical, perceptive, and provocative ways to contemporary debates around neoliberalism.
-- Jamie Peck, University of British Columbia

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
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Introduction Dieter Plehwe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. French Neoliberalism and Its Divisions: From the Colloque Walter Lippmann to the Fifth Republic François Denord Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
2. Liberalism and Neoliberalism in Britain, 1930–1980 Keith Tribe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
3. Neoliberalism in Germany: Revisiting the Ordoliberal Foundations of the Social Market Economy Ralf Ptak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	98
4. The Rise of the Chicago School of Economics and the Birth of Neoliberalism Rob Van Horn and Philip Mirowski Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
5. The Neoliberals Confront the Trade Unions Yves Steiner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
6. Reinventing Monopoly and the Role of Corporations: The Roots of Chicago Law and Economics Rob Van Horn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
7. The Origins of the Neoliberal Economic Development Discourse Dieter Plehwe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	238
8. Business Conservatives and the Mont Pèlerin Society Kim Phillips-Fein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	280
9. The Influence of Neoliberals in Chile before, during, and after Pinochet Karin Fischer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
10. Taking Aim at the New International Economic Order Jennifer Bair Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	347
11. How Neoliberalism Makes Its World: The Urban Property Rights Project in Peru Timothy Mitchell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	386
Postface: Defining Neoliberalism Philip Mirowski Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	417
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	457
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	459

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 480

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Published: October 19, 2009
ISBN: 9780674054264