The Geneva School: The Neoliberal Draft of a Market Constitution

This article provides a thorough analysis of the intellectual legacy of the Geneva School, drawing on the research of Quinn Slobodian. The author sheds new light on neoliberalism, presenting it not as simple deregulation but as a conscious project to create a global economic constitution. The text details how theorists such as Hayek and Mises sought to separate the political sphere (empire) from the economic sphere (dominium) in order to safeguard capital mobility and the price system from the democratic decisions of nation states. This is a key study for understanding the evolution of contemporary international institutions, such as the WTO and GATT, in the context of property rights protection.