MPS efficacy lay in internal debate preceding unified public mobilization

Evidence

Unraveling internal debates such as those over monetary order also offers a prophylactic against attributing to neoliberals superhuman or unrealistic levels of internal consistency, party discipline, or foresight. Indeed, part of the efficacy of the neoliberal strategy must be seen in the flexible two-step process outlined here: the MPS offers first a space for fiery internal debate then a base for unified mobilization. — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 449

Categorization

• XREF: Opposes the caricature of a disciplined, monolithic neoliberal project the reader is purposefully fracturing; also resonates with the twin-track dialectic of internal dissent vs outward unity. — connects to: Competing schools within the MPS hold irreconcilable definitions of the market — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 149; The MPS and Heritage favored contrasting strategies for spreading neoliberal influence — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 1806; Political mobilization requires transforming a confrontation into a broader societal power struggle — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4433

Broader Connections

• The MPS and Heritage favored contrasting strategies for spreading neoliberal influence #expands (0.85) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1806
• Political mobilization requires transforming a confrontation into a broader societal power struggle #expands (0.80) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 4433