The Political-Economic Views of Mont Pelerin Society Members and Other Promoters of a Free Economy in 1980

Alejandro Chafuen ()
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Alejandro Chafuen: Acton Institute

A chapter in The Emergence of a Tradition: Essays in Honor of Jesús Huerta de Soto, Volume II, 2023, pp 53-71 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter analyzes the political-economic views of Mont Pelerin Society members and other relevant promoters of the market economy around 1980. Most of the analysis is based on the papers presented at the Mont Pelerin Society (MPS) at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University (September 7 to September 12, 1980). The topics discussed focused on “Constraints on Government,” which was the theme of the meeting. In this chapter I have sections on the underground or informal economy; the monetary debates; the power of the bureaucracy; nationalization; regulation; and immigration. Going beyond the 1980 meeting the chapter describes many books and authors that led some to describe this period as “a time of optimism for libertarians.” Some of the authors mentioned include Murray Rothbard, David Friedman, Henri Lepage, Donald J. Devine, Michael E. Novak, George Gilder, Charles Murray, Walter E. Williams, Peter Bauer, Hernando de Soto, and Deepak Lal.

Keywords: Mont Pelerin Society; 1980; Immigration; Reagan; Libertarianism; Bureaucracy; Inflation; Hoover Institution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17418-6_6

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