...Jürgen Backhaus; Alexander Ebner Purpose This paper suggests that an adequate understanding of the notion of the social market economy, which has become a prominent aspect of debates on the social model of the European Constitution, is to be assessed in the context of the historist tradition...

... accounting Monetarism Economic theory Ordo school Social economics Social market economy In this article Walter Eucken′s contribution to economics will be placed in an international perspective. It is assumed that readers are familiar with the ideas of Eucken. I refer to the other articles...

... School Social economics Social market economy Walter Eucken′s scientific approach is comprehensive: economic analysis,history and social philosophy are interconnected. In Die Grundlagen der Nationalökonomie (1940) he dissected the elements of economic reality,examining historical...

... a checklist to test policy proposals as to their effectiveness, necessity and cost appropriateness. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Economic theory Effectiveness Germany Ordo school Policy Social market economy The Freiburg or Ordo‐liberal School was a group of economists and lawyers, above all...