Ludwig Von Mises

William Volker Fund Closes After Financing Chicago School and Mont Pelerin Society

1962-12-31 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The William Volker Fund closes after serving as the primary libertarian organization with significant funding throughout the 1940s-1950s, having played a key role in developing the modern libertarian movement by financing the Chicago School of economics, the Mont Pelerin Society, and free-market …

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Mont Pelerin Society Founded with Volker Fund Support, Launching International Free-Market Network

1947-04-10 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Friedrich Hayek organizes the founding conference of the Mont Pelerin Society in Switzerland, establishing an international network of free-market economists and intellectuals that becomes the intellectual foundation for neoliberal economic policy worldwide. The William Volker Fund provides crucial …

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