Mont Pèlerin Society members disagreed sharply over development policy in the 1950s

Evidence

Pace Hartwell, the purpose of this chapter is to shed light on the ambiguous character of the neoliberal development discourse of the Mont Pèlerin Society. Starting in 1951 at the Beauvallon (France) conference, the group placed the topic of development on the agenda at four of the eight general meetings that took place during the 1950s. … A closer examination allows us a glimpse into the wide spectrum of opinions and the extent of disagreement within this transnational group of intellectuals dedicated to renew liberalism. We can also observe some of the ways in which certain opinions were subject to a strategic selection process, though methods and approaches featured in some discarded works continued to inform a neoliberal core message on development. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1261

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Mont Pèlerin members shared respect for prices but held fundamentally incompatible worldviews — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free…, 277; Mont Pélerin members shared opposition to planning but disagreed on the positive vision — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free…, 308; The Mont Pèlerin Society’s growth threatened its philosophical unity — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free…, 325 (+3 more)