Stiftung Ordnungspolitik
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The foundation Stiftung Ordnungspolitik is a non-profit organization
dealing with the ordoliberal tradition of the Freiburg School of Economics
. It strives to maintain and further develop ordo-economics based on the ideas of Walter Eucken
and Friedrich August von Hayek.
The foundation drafts practical policy options on the basis of the continued academic development of ordo-economics and promotes public awareness for the meaning of ordoliberal thinking . To this end, it regularly invites politicians, scientists and economists such as, for instance, Angela Merkel
, Axel A. Weber
, Kurt Beck
, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
or Cem Özdemir
.
The foundation was established in December 1999 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Walter Eucken’s death.
The Centrum für Europäische Politik (CEP) is the foundation’s think tank on the policy of the European Union. The Centre fulfils the foundation’s tasks for all issues of European decision-making: It analyses major EU policy projects in terms of ordoliberal criteria in order to inform and consult politics, media and the public.
Chairman of the executive boards of Stiftung Ordnungspolitik and Centrum für Europäische Politik
is Dr. habil. Lüder Gerken
. Members of the board of trustees are Roman Herzog
, Hans Tietmeyer
, Leszek Balcerowicz
and Frits Bolkestein
.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
dealing with the ordoliberal tradition of the Freiburg School of Economics
Freiburg School
The Freiburg School is a school of economic thought founded in the 1930s at the University of Freiburg.It builds somewhat on the earlier Historical school of economics but stresses that only some forms of competition are good, while others may require oversight. This is considered a lawful and...
. It strives to maintain and further develop ordo-economics based on the ideas of Walter Eucken
Walter Eucken
Walter Eucken was a German economist and father of ordoliberalism. His name is closely linked with the development of the "social market economy".-Life:...
and Friedrich August von Hayek.
The foundation drafts practical policy options on the basis of the continued academic development of ordo-economics and promotes public awareness for the meaning of ordoliberal thinking . To this end, it regularly invites politicians, scientists and economists such as, for instance, Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel
Angela Dorothea Merkel is the current Chancellor of Germany . Merkel, elected to the Bundestag from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, has been the chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000, and chairwoman of the CDU-CSU parliamentary coalition from 2002 to 2005.From 2005 to 2009 she led a...
, Axel A. Weber
Axel A. Weber
Axel Alfred Weber is a German economist, professor and banker. He teaches at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and is a board member and prospective chairman of UBS...
, Kurt Beck
Kurt Beck
Kurt Beck is a German politician , serving as the Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1994 and as President of the Bundesrat in 2000/01. On May 14, 2006, he succeeded Matthias Platzeck as Chairman of the German Social Democratic Party...
, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg is a German politician of the Christian Social Union ....
or Cem Özdemir
Cem Özdemir
Cem Özdemir is a German politician. He is co-chairman of the German political party Alliance '90/The Greens, together with Claudia Roth...
.
The foundation was established in December 1999 on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Walter Eucken’s death.
The Centrum für Europäische Politik (CEP) is the foundation’s think tank on the policy of the European Union. The Centre fulfils the foundation’s tasks for all issues of European decision-making: It analyses major EU policy projects in terms of ordoliberal criteria in order to inform and consult politics, media and the public.
Chairman of the executive boards of Stiftung Ordnungspolitik and Centrum für Europäische Politik
Centrum für Europäische Politik
The Centrum für Europäische Politik is a think tank whose task it is to evaluate the European Union’s draft laws/legislation on the basis of ordoliberal free market criteria. Established in 2006 under the umbrella of the foundation Stiftung Ordnungspolitik, the CEP is based in Freiburg/Germany...
is Dr. habil. Lüder Gerken
Lüder Gerken
Lüder Gerken is a German economist.On finishing secondary school, Gerken trained first as a banker. Then, from 1981 to 1991, he went on to study Economics, completing his degree in 1985 and his PhD in 1988, followed by law, from which he graduated in 1991. From 1991 to 2001 Gerken headed the...
. Members of the board of trustees are Roman Herzog
Roman Herzog
Roman Herzog is a German politician as a member of the Christian Democratic Union, and served as President of Germany from 1994 to 1999...
, Hans Tietmeyer
Hans Tietmeyer
Hans Tietmeyer is a German economist and regarded as one of the foremost experts on international financial matters. He was president of Deutsche Bundesbank from 1993 until 1999 and remains one of the most important figures in finance of the European Union....
, Leszek Balcerowicz
Leszek Balcerowicz
Leszek Balcerowicz is a Polish economist, the former chairman of the National Bank of Poland and Deputy Prime Minister in Tadeusz Mazowiecki's government...
and Frits Bolkestein
Frits Bolkestein
Frederik "Frits" Bolkestein is a retired Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy . He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from 16 January 1978, until 5 November 1982, when he became State Secretary for Economic Affairs from 5 November 1982, until 14 July...
.