Neoliberal ideas spread despite the movement being marginalized and unpopular.
Evidence
On the one side, because of its divisions, it had mounted only a small intellectual bulwark against Marxism, Social Catholicism and, to a lesser extent, Keynesianism. On the other side, neoliberal conceptions seeped into consciousness even if the term neoliberalism itself remained unpopular and even if the neoliberals themselves had become marginalized. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 291
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the intellectual history theme of ideas diffusing independently of named movements, comparable to how ‘social capital’ in Coleman/Knoke texts spread beyond academic label. — connects to: Neoliberalism’s spread depended on transnational discourse networks rather than national institutions alone — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 2118; Neoliberals saw themselves as outnumbered with no policy influence — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 119; Postwar economics expansion made neoliberalism appear outdated and marginal. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 291 (+2 more)
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 291
Broader Connections
- Neoliberal ideas penetrated even nominally hostile parties and communist states
#exemplifies(0.85) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 80 - Neoliberals saw themselves as outnumbered with no policy influence
#expands(0.82) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 119 - Neoliberalism’s early adherents faced deep uncertainty about their prospects
#corroborates(0.80) — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, 149 - Postwar economics expansion made neoliberalism appear outdated and marginal.
#corroborates(0.78) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 291 - Neoliberalism’s spread depended on transnational discourse networks rather than national institutions alone
#expands(0.75) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 2118