Neoliberalism was always a political doctrine ungrounded in economic theory.
Evidence
Neo-liberal market fundamentalism was always a political doctrine serving certain interests. It was never supported by economic theory. Nor, it should now be clear, is it supported by historical experience. Learning this lesson may be the silver lining in the cloud now hanging over the global economy. — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 90
Categorization
- corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 90
- XREF: connects to: Neoliberalism served interests, never grounded in economic theory; Neoliberalism was an ideological veneer only loosely resembling actual capitalism — Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism, 220; Neoliberalism is a caricature of liberalism reduced to a theory of economic organization — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 2121 (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- Neoliberalism served interests, never grounded in economic theory
#corroborates(0.95) - Neoliberalism was an ideological veneer only loosely resembling actual capitalism
#qualifies(0.80) — Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism, 220 - Neoliberalism is a caricature of liberalism reduced to a theory of economic organization
#qualifies(0.75) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 2121 - Neoliberalism lacks unified theory and is riven by real internal conflict
#expands(0.75) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 45 - Early neoliberals explicitly distanced themselves from classical laissez-faire doctrine
#qualifies(0.72) — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 117