Some neoliberals viewed Walras as nearly as dangerous as Marx

Evidence

It is therefore salutary to recall that Walras was considered almost as dangerous as Marx by some of the neoliberals involved in the socialist calculation debate, which led Oskar Lange and others to extol the virtues of market socialism. — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 12

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the socialist calculation debate literature, and to Bockman’s claims about left-wing origins of neoliberalism. — connects to: Neoliberal theorists framed social and economic rights as a dangerous expansion of state power — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 388; Neoliberal ideas penetrated even nominally hostile parties and communist states — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 80; Neoliberals attacked welfare as a threat to family, race, and dignity — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 178 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Neoliberal theorists framed social and economic rights as a dangerous expansion of state power #exemplifies (0.85) — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 388
• Neoliberals framed welfare states as existential threats to individual rights and civilisation #exemplifies (0.85)
• Neoliberals attacked welfare as a threat to family, race, and dignity #exemplifies (0.82) — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 178
• Neoliberal ideas penetrated even nominally hostile parties and communist states #qualifies (0.72) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 80