The Volker Fund replaced its support for the MPS with its own conference program.
Evidence
The Volker Fund was now hosting a “growing conference program” of its own, and Luhnow was frank about his expectation that these events would fulfi ll the role once played by the Mont Pèlerin Society. The Volker Fund never again provided assistance to the society, and by the mid- 1960s it had altogether dissolved. — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, 321
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the wider story of philanthropic foundations (Volker, Earhart, Scaife) reshaping the postwar conservative intellectual infrastructure. — connects to: Funders sought to shape MPS program and membership through their money — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 1465; Capitalism and Freedom originated as a Volker Fund project delivered a decade late — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 793; The Volker Fund financed the Chicago Free Market Study at $25,000 per year — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 755 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Capitalism and Freedom originated as a Volker Fund project delivered a decade late
#exemplifies(0.82) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 793 - The Volker Fund financed the Chicago Free Market Study at $25,000 per year
#exemplifies(0.80) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 755 - The Volker Fund continued active oversight of Chicago work after project launch
#complicates(0.80) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 856 - Funders sought to shape MPS program and membership through their money
#expands(0.78) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 1465 - The Volker Fund bankrolled FEE as a libertarian propaganda outlet
#corroborates(0.75) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 758 - Institutions like the Mont Pèlerin Society and Volker Fund shaped Friedman’s career cascade-like
#complicates(0.72) — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, 395