Neoliberal critique deployed a two-pronged argument against planning

Evidence

In general, neoliberal scholars apply a two-level argument: planning and redistribution does not work in principle, but even if the ideal plan could be designed, implementation would be impossible. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1367

Categorization

• DEFINE: Articulates the characteristic two-level structure of the neoliberal case against planning — a compact formulation worth keeping.
• XREF: Mirrors Hayek’s knowledge problem (in-principle impossibility) paired with implementation/political-economy objections — resonates with the ‘knowledge problem’ and public choice literature. — connects to: Neoliberals rejected planning yet immediately designed world-scale institutional blueprints. — Quinn Slobodian, Globalists: The End of Empire and the…, 398; Neoliberalism crystallized partly as opposition to scientists promoting planned socialism; Neoliberals attacked planning as epistemically impossible, not merely undesirable. — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 84 (+5 more)