Neoliberalism’s critics and defenders now both embrace the label

Evidence

Despite—or because of—this flourishing of scholarship, the literature on neoliberalism is now at a critical juncture. Weary of the range and variety of analyses, some observers on the left propose that there is “no such thing” as neoliberalism and that “the left should abandon the concept.” Curiously, this is happening parallel to a moment when the IMF itself dares to speak the name of neoliberalism, and when members of the market-right, including the venerable UK think tank, the Adam Smith Institute, have, in their own words, “come out as neoliberals.” — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 19

Categorization

• QUESTION: Worth chasing: what does it mean that the IMF and Adam Smith Institute self-identify as neoliberal when it was long a pejorative?
• XREF: connects to: Neoliberalism’s invisibility was manufactured by both its architects and its critics — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 77; Neoliberalism is a contested but usable analytical category rather than a fixed ideology — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 15; Neoliberalism’s durability rested on transforming culture and winning over former opponents — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 1607

Broader Connections

• Neoliberalism’s durability rested on transforming culture and winning over former opponents #corroborates (0.80) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1607
• Neoliberalism’s invisibility was manufactured by both its architects and its critics #corroborates (0.78) — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 77
• Neoliberalism is a contested but usable analytical category rather than a fixed ideology #corroborates (0.72) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 15