Neoliberal development economics emerged parallel to, not after, mainstream development theory

Evidence

The remainder of this chapter will closely scrutinize the formative period of development debates in and around the Mont Pèlerin Society to clarify the immense political value of Bauer’s insight and to suggest that the alleged neoliberal “counter-revolution” actually developed parallel to the alleged original “revolution” within development economics in the 1950s. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1269

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the broader historiography of neoliberalism’s origins — the MPS network formation — which is the reader’s stated purpose for this book. — connects to: The late-1970s neoliberal export-oriented development paradigm was conceived in the 1950s — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 159; Neoliberal development economists joined humanitarian NGOs in 1980s France. — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 377; The neoliberal development agenda’s ideas predate its political victories — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 1751 (+6 more)
• SEED: Article angle: the revisionist claim that the so-called neoliberal counter-revolution was never a reaction but a parallel development, challenging the standard chronological narrative.

Broader Connections

• Early neoliberalism emerged partly from a critique of laissez-faire and naturalist philosophies of history #responds-to (0.75) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 379