Early Mont Pèlerin

Refers to the early members and activity phase of the Mont Pèlerin Society, the international neoliberal think tank/conference founded by Friedrich Hayek in 1947, before the term was widely used to refer to its founding generation’s ideas and activism.

Claims that use this term

• Early Mont Pèlerin members were willing to abandon popular sovereignty to protect markets
• Early Mont Pèlerin members held a friendly stance toward certain unions
• Early Mont Pèlerin Society activity depended on small ideological think tanks for funding