British neoliberalism inverted the traditional priority of political over economic freedom

Evidence

Whereas political freedom traditionally was regarded as a prerequisite of economic freedom in the British liberal tradition, economic freedom was now advocated as quintessential to preserve a new kind of political freedom of (limited) individual choice. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 154

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 154
• XREF: connects to: Leading neoliberals defended restricting political freedom to preserve economic freedom — Quinn Slobodian, Globalists: The End of Empire and the…, 500; Early European neoliberals privileged economic over political freedom — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 188; Classical liberalism prioritized political freedom over economic liberty. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 391 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Early European neoliberals privileged economic over political freedom #corroborates (0.85) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 188
• Neoliberalism redefined liberty as economic rather than political. #expands (0.85) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 380
• Classical liberalism prioritized political freedom over economic liberty. #contradicts (0.80) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 391
• Neoliberal ‘freedom’ is internally redefined to mean market autonomy, not political liberty #exemplifies (0.78) — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 166
• Interwar British liberalism re-founded itself on economics rather than politics #qualifies (0.72) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 395