Masters of the universe hayek friedman and the birth of neoliberal politics updated edition daniel stedman jones on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers based on archival research and interviews with leading participants in the movement masters of the universe traces the ascendancy of neoliberalism from the academy of interwar europe to supremacy under reagan and thatcher . Masters of the universe hayek friedman and the birth of neoliberal politics daniel stedman jones editions hardcover masters of the universe describes neoliberalisms road to power beginning in interwar europe but shifting its center of gravity after 1945 to the united states especially to chicago and virginia where it acquired a . His latest book is masters of the universe hayek friedman and the birth of neoliberal politics george friedman at brain bar duration . The masters of the universe are the thinkers behind neoliberalism the term is not merely an epithet for jones but a subject for serious analysis a school of thought with both virtues and flaws he divides its history into three periods. Masters of the universe hayek friedman and the birth of neoliberal politics daniel stedman jones princeton princeton university press 2012 418 pp