Alexander Rüstow

Alexander Rüstow (8 April 1885 – 30 June 1963) was a German sociologist and economist. In 1938 he originated the term neoliberalism at the Colloque Walter Lippmann. He was one of the fathers of the "Social Market Economy" that shaped the economy of West Germany after World War II. He is the grandnephew of Wilhelm Rüstow, the grandson of Cäsar Rüstow and the father of Dankwart Rustow.

For the Prussian soldier, see Alexander Rüstow (soldier).
Alexander Rüstow
Rüstow c. 1960
Born(1885-04-08)8 April 1885
Wiesbaden, German Empire
Died30 June 1963(1963-06-30) (aged 78)
Heidelberg, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Academic career
FieldMacroeconomics
School or
tradition		Ordoliberalism
Neoliberalism
Doctoral
advisor		Paul Hensel
InfluencesParmenides · Oppenheimer
ContributionsSocial market economy
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