Friedman abandoned the label neoliberal by the late 1950s

Evidence

In an implicit recognition of the changing framework of his social philosophy, Milton Friedman had stopped referring to himself as a “neoliberal” by the late 1950s. But he, too, suffered from the terminological challenge that had been discussed ad nauseam among freemarket sympathizers since they fi rst assembled at the “Colloque Lippmann” in Paris in 1938. During his career in the public arena, Friedman never settled on a consistent term to defi ne his point of view. — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, 443

Categorization

• XREF: Directly builds on Burgin’s earlier chapters on the Colloque Lippmann and the early label debates — ties the terminological thread across the book. — connects to: Friedman avoided the label libertarian to shield himself from anarchist associations — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free…, 443; Neoliberalism suppressed its own origins as a new doctrine by the late 1950s — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 2136; Neoliberalism was initially a self-declared identity, not an external label — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 364 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Neoliberalism suppressed its own origins as a new doctrine by the late 1950s #corroborates (0.85) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 2136
• Neoliberalism was initially a self-declared identity, not an external label #corroborates (0.80) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 364