Philip Mirowski is a historian and philosopher of economic thought. His work primarily delves into the history and philosophy of science, emphasizing the evolution and critique of economic theories. He examines how economic thinking has been shaped and the societal and scientific influences that have impacted it. His analyses offer a deeper insight into the nature of economic concepts and their historical context.
Neoliberalism was born at the Colloque Walter Lippmann in 1938 and only came into its own with the founding of the Mont Paelerin Society in Vevey, Switzerland in 1947. The book's contributors make heavy use of the original archival materials and make good of the editors' promise to expose the complexity, nuance and pularity of neoliberal thought.
The definitive account of why neoliberal solutions were used to solve a neoliberal crisis.