Early European neoliberals privileged economic over political freedom

Evidence

23. Several European neoliberals shared Lippmann’s emphasis on the absence of economic rather than political freedom (e.g., Rappard and Rougier; compare Walpen 2004a, 56). — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 188

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 188
• XREF: connects to: Leading neoliberals defended restricting political freedom to preserve economic freedom — Quinn Slobodian, Globalists: The End of Empire and the…, 500; Neoliberalism’s freedom ideology borrowed from fascist critics of liberalism — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 234; Early neoliberals split over whether freedom served dignity or stood alone — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 354 (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• German ordoliberals’ freedom was limited to economic, not political, liberty #exemplifies (0.95) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 501
• Neoliberalism redefined liberty as economic rather than political. #expands (0.85) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 380