The paleoliberal and neoliberal labels once marked opposing camps within the liberal revival

Evidence

Röpke shared his concerns, writing in 1955 that the society was subject to “always noticeable” tensions between advocates of “paleoliberalism” and “neoliberalism.” He applied the former label to those who sought to reinstitute laissezfaire economic policies reminiscent of the nineteenth century, and the latter to advocates of less rigid and more holistic solutions to contemporary social problems. — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, 350

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the historical paleoliberal/neoliberal distinction: paleo meant laissez-faire revivalists, neo meant holistic flexibility.
• XREF: Connects to Murray Rothbard’s later use of ‘paleolibertarian’ and to the standard historiography’s framing of the MPS. — connects to: Neutral intellectual framing and activist positioning were in tension within the early neoliberal movement — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 1468; Neoconservatism and neoliberalism remain contested as distinct or overlapping schools — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 1822; Disputes over the word neoliberalism signaled real disagreement over its content — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 294 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Disputes over the word neoliberalism signaled real disagreement over its content #expands (0.90) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 294
• Neutral intellectual framing and activist positioning were in tension within the early neoliberal movement #expands (0.85) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1468
• Neoliberalism was initially a self-declared identity, not an external label #qualifies (0.80) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 364
• Neoconservatism and neoliberalism remain contested as distinct or overlapping schools #complicates (0.75) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1822
• Opposing political camps define themselves by inversion rather than principle #corroborates (0.75) — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger, 33