Neoliberalism’s doctrine was shaped from its start by business patrons

Evidence

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) was an eco­nom­ ically internationalist body that sought to document and propagate the idea of a single world economy. The ICC gathered international economic statistics and advocated for the removal of barriers to trade and the ­free movement of capital. Immediately following the First World War and the dissolution of the Habsburg and Ottoman Empires, Mises and his circle thought it looked like a good partner. Mises himself was a delegate to the ICC, and the first generation of Austrian neoliberals all worked at the Vienna Chamber of Commerce. From the beginning, the doctrine of neoliberalism reflected an intermingling with the needs of its patrons in the business community. — Quinn Slobodian, Globalists, 87

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Neoliberalism emerged from practical business advocacy, not abstract theory — Quinn Slobodian, Globalists: The End of Empire and the…, 119; Anti-New Deal businessmen funded and networked early neoliberalism, contradicting the marginality myth — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 1439; Neoliberalism originated in contested debate, not a pure doctrine — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 405 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Neoliberalism emerged from practical business advocacy, not abstract theory #corroborates (0.95) — Quinn Slobodian, Globalists, 119
• Anti-New Deal businessmen funded and networked early neoliberalism, contradicting the marginality myth #exemplifies (0.90) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1439
• Neoliberalism originated in contested debate, not a pure doctrine #corroborates (0.75) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 405