The MPS deliberately capped membership at five hundred to build exclusivity and global reach.

Evidence

This division of labor between the global thought collective and the parochial political action rapidly proved a transnational success; and by capping formal membership at five hundred, became another exclusive mark of distinction for famous right-wing aspirants. The global reach of its membership is displayed in the two maps of membership: at its inception, and then in 1991. — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 134

Categorization

• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Philip Mirowski, Never Let a Serious Crisis Go to Waste, 134
• XREF: connects to: MPS faced a founding tension between populist reach and elite exclusivity — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free…, 324

Broader Connections

• MPS faced a founding tension between populist reach and elite exclusivity #corroborates (0.85) — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, 324