I recently read a magazine article that covers same history as Mirowski's book. Hayek's motivations and strategy for pushing his ideas (take over economics depts in higher ed) are fascinating, instructive. Sadly, I can't imagine how the left could replicate that effort for reality-based polcies.
On mobile, sorry no link handy. I'll edit if I can find it.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.#Powell_M...
I'm not immediately recalling or coming up with a Hayek reference, though it wouldn't surprise me in the least, and I'd very much like to see what you're thinking of if you can find it.
At least someone on the Internet recognizes the Mercatus Center for the Koch propaganda machine that they are. It's unfortunate, the influence they have on the GMU graduates.
You could add in the Mont Pelerin Society,Foundation for Economic Freedom, Atlas Network, and Cato Institute, Mercatus Center, Adam Smith Institute, Mercatus Center.
And personnel: Ludwig von Mises, Leonard Read, Murray Rothbard, Friedrich Hayek, the Kochs (Fred, Charles, David), for completeness.
Mark Ames has an excellent general summary: http://www.alternet.org/visions/true-history-libertarianism-...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Pelerin_Society
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Network
https://www.atlasnetwork.org/partners/global-directory
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_for_Economic_Educ...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cato_Institute
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercatus_Center
See, e.g., Philip Mirowski's The Road From Mont Pelerin:
http://www.worldcat.org/title/road-from-mont-pelerin-the-mak...