Religious and political heterogeneity prevented French neoliberals from building a unified network
Evidence
French neoliberals often shared neither the same religious convictions nor the same political opinions, so that they would naturally have contradictory reactions to later major events in the country. Under these circumstances, it is not surprising that it was impossible to create an organization like the Aktionsgemeinschaft Soziale Marktwirtschaft in Germany, which brought neoliberal politicians, economists, and businessmen into one network. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 294
Categorization
- XREF: Provides a comparison case for how the German ordoliberal network successfully coordinated — relevant to the network origins focus of this reading. — connects to: German ordoliberals forged a united coalition that France’s lacked — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 153; French trade union leaders joined neoliberal circles to fight communist influence — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 282; 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 (+7 more)
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 294
Broader Connections
- Raymond Aron bridged French liberalism and the neoliberal Mont Pelerin network
#qualifies(0.78) — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 387 - Neoliberal network activity blurred boundaries between national schools of thought
#complicates(0.75) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 559 - French Social Catholicism and left-wing neoliberalism shared an intellectual proximity
#expands(0.72) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 298