Neoliberalism’s early adherents faced deep uncertainty about their prospects

Evidence

The eventual successes of the neoliberal movement have made it challenging for contemporary readers to recognize the sense of uncertainty that impelled its early years. Between the two world wars it remained very much in abeyance, as a limited cohort of advocates struggled both to defi ne their ideas and to prepare them for an eventual resurgence. — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, 149

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Early neoliberal development thought prescribed conservative reform and was not yet confident. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 1292; Neoliberalism’s dominant emotion was anxiety, not confident hubris — Quinn Slobodian, Globalists: The End of Empire and the…, 81; Neoliberal ideas spread despite the movement being marginalized and unpopular. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 291 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Early neoliberal development thought prescribed conservative reform and was not yet confident. #corroborates (0.90) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1292
• Neoliberalism’s dominant emotion was anxiety, not confident hubris #corroborates (0.88) — Quinn Slobodian, Globalists, 81