Neoliberalism survives crises through deliberate policy adaptability, not fixed doctrine.

Evidence

Part of the capacity of neoliberalism to survive a series of what should have been existential crises must be credited to the adaptability of its basic policy prescriptions. Because neoliberals believe that markets are not natural but made possible through human intervention, they also believe that different circumstances require different solutions. Precisely because the unpredictability of capitalist evolution is an article of faith for neoliberals of the Hayekian variety, there can be no final blueprint. — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 206

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s goal of fracturing the Washington Consensus caricature — the claim that there is no single neoliberal policy set directly rebuts the bullet-point stereotype. — connects to: Crises recurring across eras implies neoliberalism may not cause them — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 1787; Neoliberals actively engineered their post-crisis survival rather than winning by default — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 23; Neoliberalism has a coherent crisis logic despite lacking fixed doctrine — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 146 (+21 more)
• DEFINE: Defines what flexibility means within Hayekian neoliberal thought: markets need human intervention, so prescriptions must vary by circumstance.

Broader Connections

• Neoliberal continuity survived via pragmatic adjustment, not doctrinal purity #corroborates (0.95) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1615
• Neoliberalism is a self-consciously evolving thought collective, not a fixed catechism #corroborates (0.90) — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 141
• Neoliberalism’s internal plurality is strategic strength, not weakness #corroborates (0.85) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1014
• Neoliberalism’s cohesion comes from thought-collective structure, not explicit doctrine #corroborates (0.80) — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 916
• Neoliberalism is best understood as open problems, not fixed solutions #corroborates (0.80) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 162
• Crises have not discredited neoliberal governance #expands (0.75) — Wendy Brown, Undoing the Demos, 749