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Alexander Rüstow (1885–1963)

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Portrait of Alexander Rüstow (1885–1963)

Born 1885 · died 1963

Alexander Rüstow 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.

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Where the papers are held

The surviving papers of Alexander Rüstow (1885–1963) are held at German Federal Archives.

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Alexander Rüstow (1885–1963). “Archival papers.” Economists’ Papers, https://www.economistspapers.org.uk/rustow-alexander-1885-1963/ (accessed 2 Aug 2026).