Alexander Rüstow
Alexander Rüstow | |
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Rüstow c. 1960 | |
| Born | 8 April 1885 |
| Died | 30 June 1963 (aged 78) |
| Nationality | German |
| Academic background | |
| Doctoral advisors | Paul Hensel |
| Influences | Parmenides · Oppenheimer |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Macroeconomics |
| School or tradition | Ordoliberalism Neoliberalism |
| Notable ideas | Social market economy |
Alexander Rüstow (8 April 1885 – 30 June 1963) was a German sociologist and economist. At the Colloque Walter Lippmann in August 1938 he popularised the term "neoliberalism". He became one of the fathers of the "Social Market Economy" that shaped the economy of West Germany after World War II. Rüstow was the grandnephew of Wilhelm Rüstow, the grandson of Cäsar Rüstow and the father of Dankwart Rustow.