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Think tanks are institutions that create knowledge which influence public opinion & policy making processes. In fact, neoliberalism can look back on a long tradition in this respect. Beginning with the Mont Pelerin Society, founded by the Austrian economist & philosopher Friedrich v. Hayek in 1947, there arised fust in England, then in other countries numerous institutions whose intention were to oppose the Keynesean afterward consensus. Hayek called Western democracies "unrestricted democracies" that would be inconsistent with a liberal order. In his view they would finally lead to "The Road to Serfdom," that is the title of his famous book published in 1944. The Viennese Hayek Institute wants to support the worldwide renaissance of the Austrian School of Economics & tries to make its ideas useful for public affairs activities. Starting with giving an overview of the basic ideas of Hayek the article first outlines the neoliberal think tank scene on a broad scale, also in a historical perspective, & tries to evaluate the significance of the Austrian School within this network; then it deals with the activities of the Hayek Institute & analyzes the connections with both national economic & political elites & a transnational neoliberal community. References. Adapted from the source document.

Hayek's work can be located halfway between the liberal and conservative thesis. However, many of its exegete emphasize the first of these aspects and come to devalue its conservative imprint, or even go without it. Herein may have influenced the fact that Hayek's himself works to mark the distance with conservatism. The objective of this analysis is to highlight that other side of the famous Austrian-British philosopher, in order to contribute to the overall picture offered by his legacy to be more in line with reality. Adapted from the source document.