The word ‘neoliberalism’ is itself a term of leftist critique, not neutral description

Evidence

The term “neoliberalism” is rarely used by free-market proponents, who prefer the terms “neoclassical” or “globalization.” In fact, the term “neoliberalism” holds an implicit critique of market capitalism. This use of the word is rooted in the Marxist tradition, which holds that industry alienates people from the fruits of their labor and benefits the wealthy rather than the workers. As a result, you are most likely to hear “neoliberalism” used by leftist academics and activists, often as a shorthand for the worst excesses of capitalism or as a general criticism of market economics. — Alice E. Marwick, Status Update, 33

Categorization

• QUESTION: Worth chasing: does the etymological politics of ‘neoliberalism’ shape how the tech industry frames its own worldview in first-person accounts?
• XREF: connects to: Neoliberalism’s contested definition does not make the term analytically useless — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 15; Neoliberalism is a contested but usable analytical category rather than a fixed ideology — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 15; Disputes over the word neoliberalism signaled real disagreement over its content — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin: The Making…, 294 (+4 more)

Broader Connections

• Neoliberalism was initially a self-declared identity, not an external label #contradicts (0.90) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 364
• Neoliberalism’s contested definition does not make the term analytically useless #qualifies (0.80) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 15
• Neoliberalism is a contested but usable analytical category rather than a fixed ideology #qualifies (0.75) — Dieter Plehwe, Quinn Slobodian & Philip Mirowski (eds.), Nine Lives of Neoliberalism, 15
• Neoliberalism’s contestedness reflects its diffuse, multi-variant nature, not emptiness. #qualifies (0.75) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 2095
• Neoliberalism lacks a stable meaning or historically specific constituency #corroborates (0.72) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 17
• Disputes over the word neoliberalism signaled real disagreement over its content #corroborates (0.70) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 294
• The term ‘neoliberal’ was adopted deliberately to distance liberalism from pure laissez-faire #contradicts (0.70) — Philip Mirowski & Dieter Plehwe (eds.), The Road from Mont Pèlerin, 279