Early liberal revival figures had financial ties to fascist movements

Evidence

Both Maurois and Baudouin had financed fascist movements such as the Parti Populaire Français (PPF) of Jacques Doriot. Lippmann, who had met Louis Rougier only once before—in Geneva with Ludwig von Mises, William Rappard, and Wilhelm Röpke—became suspicious. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 276

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the broader historiographical debate about liberalism’s ambiguous relationship with fascism and authoritarianism in the 1930s (cf. Slobodian’s Globalists covers the Wall Street/Mont Pèlerin milieu). — connects to: Anglo-American financial acceptance was crucial for Fascist consolidation — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order: How Economists…, 1425; Liberal economists supported fascist austerity despite opposing dictatorship — Gary Mongiovi, Austerity Is an Antidemocratic Strategy…, 107; Fascism restored class consciousness and organization to the bourgeoisie (+1 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 276

Broader Connections

• Liberal economists supported fascist austerity despite opposing dictatorship #exemplifies (0.85) — Gary Mongiovi, Austerity Is an Antidemocratic Strategy…, 107
• Fascism restored class consciousness and organization to the bourgeoisie #corroborates (0.75)