Reinventing Liberalism

Ola Innset holds a PhD in History and Civilization from the European University Institute (Florence, Italy). The thesis this book is based upon won the 2019 Joseph Dorfman Dissertation Prize, awarded by the History of Economics Society. He has published several books in Norwegian, and is employed at the National Library of Norway.

“The volume is structured in eight main chapters. All of them well documented and rich in intellectual insight.” (Fabio Masini, History of Economic Thought and Policy, Issue 2, 2020)“Ola Innset provides a detailed analysis of the society’s inaugural meeting in 1947. … Reinventing Liberalism is … an intellectual history. It provides a well-written, accessible and concise account of the early neoliberals and their struggle—not only to combat socialism, but also to liberate themselves from the creed of laissez-faire and its (looser) ties with fascism.” (Bram Mellink, Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, Vol. 13 (1), 2020)

• Introduction.- Part I - The Dual Argument (1920 - 1947): The Socialist Calculation Debates.- The Lippmann Colloquium.- The Economic Consequences.- Part II - The First Meeting (1947): An Army of Fighters for Freedom.- Using the State.- A New Europe.- The Second Week.- Conclusions: What Is Neoliberalism?.