in contrast to this trend. It taught me about monetary policy at the same time as it dissected the implications of monetary policy. A rare gem! [11 Nov 2011] Van Horn, R. 2009. Reinventing monopoly and corporations: The roots of Chicago Law and Economics, in The Road from Mont Pelerin , by P. Mirowski and D. Plehwe(Eds) Harvard: Harvard University Press. - The work that Robert van Horn (and his collaborators) is doing on the 'hidden' histories of neoliberal thought is fascinating stuff. It's detailed archival research on the evolution of the Chicago School and provides a number of insights into the tensions, differences and downright contradictions that underpin much of neoliberal thinking and many of the critical analyses of neoliberalism as well. What I particularly like about this paper is the discussion of how there is a dramatic reversal of opinion towards monopoly and antitrust by neoliberals during the 1940s and 1950s, which leads the way for neoliberals to support corporate America. Van Horn has produced and is producing plenty to read on this topic - I look forward to keeping an eye out for future offerings. [14 Nov 2011] - A really dense - in a good way! - and detailed article by Alan Walks in which he explores the 2007+ financial crisis and argues that it basically results from what he terms 'ponzi neoliberalism'. According to Walks, this ponzi neoliberalism originates in the late 1990s with the expansion of what I would term an asset-based economy; i.e.