Mont Pèlerin Society economists drove academic changes, contrary to conventional wisdom.

Evidence

6 I have sought to make this case in greater detail in ScienceMart. Both that previous and this current book exist to contravene the conventional wisdom within the profession that, “although some economists within the Mont Pèlerin Society became very influential within economics, changes in the academic arena were driven by other forces” (Backhouse, The Puzzle of Modern Economics, p. 143). — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 2170

Categorization

• XREF: Directly relevant to tracing the ‘thought collective’ across institutions — the MPS as node connecting scholars and networks. — connects to: The Mont Pèlerin Society exerted little direct influence on economics — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 504; The Mont Pèlerin Society was founded as political philosophy, not economics. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 2168; Participation in the Mont Pèlerin Society shifted Friedman’s views on monopoly within four years — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 1115 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• The Mont Pèlerin Society exerted little direct influence on economics #contradicts (0.95) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 504
• Participation in the Mont Pèlerin Society shifted Friedman’s views on monopoly within four years #exemplifies (0.80) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1115
• The Mont Pèlerin Society was founded as political philosophy, not economics. #qualifies (0.75) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 2168
• The Mont Pèlerin Society’s intellectual mission deliberately avoided propaganda roles #qualifies (0.75) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1450