Atlas served as the travel broker connecting freedom intellectuals to local think tanks
Evidence
The broad diffusion of intellectual products and the circulation of a small group of so-called freedom intellectuals were also effective mechanisms to strengthen connections between Atlas, think tanks, and the core of the neoliberal community (the MPS). Initially, a handful of neoliberal luminaries did the rounds, including Hayek, Friedman, James Buchanan, and Henri Lepage. Soon, however, the circle expanded to include leaders from older think tanks—Lord Ralph Harris from the IEA, Michael Walker from the Fraser Institute, Ed Crane from the Cato Institute, de Soto from the ILD, and Goodman from the NCPA. Atlas was the connector—putting “freedom intellectuals” and local think tanks in contact and financing the trips. — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 583
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Atlas incubated think tanks by identifying and financing local individuals — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 572; Atlas Foundation exported the neoliberal think-tank model worldwide — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 1943; Atlas systematically recruited and trained global think tank entrepreneurs — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 566 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Atlas incubated think tanks by identifying and financing local individuals
#expands(0.90) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 572 - Atlas Foundation exported the neoliberal think-tank model worldwide
#corroborates(0.85) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1943 - Atlas systematically recruited and trained global think tank entrepreneurs
#expands(0.80) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 566 - The Atlas Foundation seeded dozens of think tanks globally with small grants
#corroborates(0.80) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 573