Neoliberals were deeply divided over monetary order despite claims of unity

Evidence

Far from being a single-minded homogeneous bloc, the neoliberal thought collective was deeply divided. Both camps argued that only their proposal would enable free flows of capital and that their opponents’ position was not compatible with liberal core values and was thus secretly supporting dirigiste and collectivist policies. — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 435

Categorization

• QUESTION: Internal accusation language mirrors how critics of neoliberalism describe the whole movement - worth mapping how internal faction disputes used the same ‘dirigiste’ accusation.
• XREF: connects to: Neoliberals split into warring factions over fixed versus floating exchange rates — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 41; Neoliberalism was internally divided over monetary policy for decades — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 410; Monetary order was the one question that persistently divided the Mont Pelerin Society — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 413 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Neoliberalism is internally diverse and marked by real internal conflict #corroborates (0.78) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 45
• Neoliberalism holds together several unresolved internal contradictions by asserting both sides at once #corroborates (0.75) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 2142
• Neoliberals disagree sharply among themselves about what a market is #corroborates (0.72) — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 151
• Neoliberals wanted an international order forcing anti-inflationary policy onto states #corroborates (0.70) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 425
• Neoliberalism operates through systematic contradiction and disavowal of its own practices #corroborates (0.70) — Wendy Brown, Undoing the Demos, 81
• Neoliberal figures deliberately blurred their boundaries with rival right-wing factions #corroborates (0.70)