A German Neoliberal Exile in Turkey: Wilhelm Röpke
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is was to bring forward the importance of human factor and economic sociology in economic life. Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Röpke, one of the most important dissidents of Nationalist Socialism policies implemented in Adolf Hitler’s management, was obliged to leave his country. He continued his academic studies at İstanbul University in from 1933 to 1937. He supported to adopt the principle of “Etatism” in order to ensure economic development in Turkey. He made substantial contributions to German Neoliberalism with an approach to Economic and Social Humanism. He stressed the influence of ideal society understanding in the social market economy. The state must be effective in market organization. The private sector must be protected by law against competition between public economic enterprises and monopolies. It is essential to develop social policies so as to continue liberal economies’ existence. Nowadays, economic crises faced by the countries cannot be solved by conventional methods. It is inevitable that a third way of searching brings up again
Keywords
Wilhelm Röpke, Neoliberalism, Social Market Economy, Social Policy, Etatism
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