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• catalog abstract "Wilhelm Röpke (1899-1966) may be the most unjustly neglected economist and social critic of the twentieth century. A passionate critic of socialism and the welfare state, Röpke was nonetheless keenly attuned to capitalism's destructive elements and the intrinsic limits of the market. Röpke was nonetheless keenly attuned to capitalism's destructive elements and the intrinsic limits of the market. Röpke's influence can be seen in the ascendance of political ideas - including "compassionate conservatism," which draws explicitly on Röpke's work - that seek to give the market its due while also recognizing the claims of higher, communal goods. John Zmirak's introduction to the life and work of Wilhelm Röpke is written with the deft touch of an accomplished writer and journalist. Zmirak weaves an analysis of Röpke's economic and social philosophy around the story of the momentous events in which Röpke took part and helped shape. Forced from his German academic post by the Nazis in 1933, Röpke eventually landed in Geneva, where he became a fierce foe of Hitler's regime. Drawing on his understanding of and appreciation for the Swiss traditions of decentralized government, widespread property ownership, mediating institutions, burgeouis virtues and self-sufficiency, religious tolerance, and constitutional democracy, Röpke formulated a social critique that constituted a fundamental challenge to the Nazis' legitimacy. He also forged a unique economics. Realizing that the debased and corrupt capitalist order that predated the war had little to recommend it, Röpke constructed a free-market economic theory that also recognized the force of socialist and traditionalist objections to capitalism. Röpke's "Third Way" provided a way to make principled distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate government interventions in the marketplace and became the basis of Christian Democratic public policy. After the war, Röpke and his economic ideas played a leading role in facilitating the rapid reconstruction of the German economy, often referred to as the German economic miracle. One of his most famous followers was Ludwig Erhard, chancellor of West Germany from 1963 to 1966, who later praised Röpke for providing "to those trapped in socialist-collectivist thought...words of transformation, offering them once more firm ground under their feet and an inner faith in the value and blessings of freedom, justice, and morality." By the end of his life, Röpke had become a celebrity in his adopted Swiss homeland and a major figure within the American conservative intellectual revival. In light of growing concern across the political spectrum about the corrosive effects of unrestricted globalization, Wilhelm Röpke's vision of a "humane economy" has never been more relevant. -- from dust jacket.".
• catalog alternative "Wilhelm Röpke, Swiss localist, global economist".
• catalog contributor b12445616.
• catalog created "2001.".
• catalog date "2001".
• catalog date "2001.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
• catalog description "Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and references -- 1. A man for the twenty-first century -- 2. Refuge in Switzerland -- 3. Warning to war -- 4. The modern crisis -- 5. From the ashes -- 6. The third way -- Endnotes -- Index.".
• catalog description "After the war, Röpke and his economic ideas played a leading role in facilitating the rapid reconstruction of the German economy, often referred to as the German economic miracle. One of his most famous followers was Ludwig Erhard, chancellor of West Germany from 1963 to 1966, who later praised Röpke for providing "to those trapped in socialist-collectivist thought...words of transformation, offering them once more firm ground under their feet and an inner faith in the value and blessings of freedom, justice, and morality." By the end of his life, Röpke had become a celebrity in his adopted Swiss homeland and a major figure within the American conservative intellectual revival. In light of growing concern across the political spectrum about the corrosive effects of unrestricted globalization, Wilhelm Röpke's vision of a "humane economy" has never been more relevant. -- from dust jacket.".
• catalog description "Forced from his German academic post by the Nazis in 1933, Röpke eventually landed in Geneva, where he became a fierce foe of Hitler's regime. Drawing on his understanding of and appreciation for the Swiss traditions of decentralized government, widespread property ownership, mediating institutions, burgeouis virtues and self-sufficiency, religious tolerance, and constitutional democracy, Röpke formulated a social critique that constituted a fundamental challenge to the Nazis' legitimacy. He also forged a unique economics. Realizing that the debased and corrupt capitalist order that predated the war had little to recommend it, Röpke constructed a free-market economic theory that also recognized the force of socialist and traditionalist objections to capitalism. Röpke's "Third Way" provided a way to make principled distinctions between legitimate and illegitimate government interventions in the marketplace and became the basis of Christian Democratic public policy. ".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-219) and index.".
• catalog description "Wilhelm Röpke (1899-1966) may be the most unjustly neglected economist and social critic of the twentieth century. A passionate critic of socialism and the welfare state, Röpke was nonetheless keenly attuned to capitalism's destructive elements and the intrinsic limits of the market. Röpke was nonetheless keenly attuned to capitalism's destructive elements and the intrinsic limits of the market. Röpke's influence can be seen in the ascendance of political ideas - including "compassionate conservatism," which draws explicitly on Röpke's work - that seek to give the market its due while also recognizing the claims of higher, communal goods. John Zmirak's introduction to the life and work of Wilhelm Röpke is written with the deft touch of an accomplished writer and journalist. Zmirak weaves an analysis of Röpke's economic and social philosophy around the story of the momentous events in which Röpke took part and helped shape. ".
• catalog extent "xii, 229 p ;".
• catalog isPartOf "Library of modern thinkers".
• catalog issued "2001".
• catalog issued "2001.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Wilmington, Del. : ISI Books,".
• catalog spatial "Germany".
• catalog spatial "Switzerland".
• catalog subject "Capitalism.".
• catalog subject "Economic policy.".
• catalog subject "Economics.".
• catalog subject "Economists Germany Biography.".
• catalog subject "Economists Switzerland Biography.".
• catalog subject "HB107.R62 Z55 2001".
• catalog subject "Liberalism.".
• catalog subject "Röpke, Wilhelm, 1899-1966.".
• catalog subject "Sociologists Germany Biography.".
• catalog subject "Sociology.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and references -- 1. A man for the twenty-first century -- 2. Refuge in Switzerland -- 3. Warning to war -- 4. The modern crisis -- 5. From the ashes -- 6. The third way -- Endnotes -- Index.".
• catalog title "Wilhelm Röpke : Swiss localist, global economist / John Zmirak.".
• catalog title "Wilhelm Röpke, Swiss localist, global economist".
• catalog type "Biography. fast".
• catalog type "text".