Political defeat in 1944 paradoxically cleared ground for the later rebirth of French liberalism.
Evidence
After the Liberation and the reforms introduced by the republican government between 1944 and 1946 (consisting of nationalizations, social security, and planning), it seemed that neoliberalism had been definitely left in the lurch. Actually, the Liberation had two opposite effects: it marked the institutional defeat of neoliberalism within France, but it also led to a reconfiguration of the political field, which nurtured the rebirth of liberalism. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 285
Categorization
- XREF: Parallels the post-2008 dynamic where crisis and institutional defeat of one doctrine creates reconfiguration for its revival. — connects to: The French neoliberal network collapsed during World War II as its members scattered politically. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 284; French neoliberalism fragmented after 1945 for lack of a coordinating institution — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 294; Defeat in Algeria paradoxically produced a stronger France
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 285
Broader Connections
- French neoliberalism fragmented after 1945 for lack of a coordinating institution
#corroborates(0.75) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 294 - Defeat in Algeria paradoxically produced a stronger France
#expands(0.72)