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German sociologist and economist, Rüstow popularized the term neoliberalism at the 1938 Walter Lippmann Colloquium and defended a vital liberalism: a strong state against monopolies, social policy and a critique of laissez-faire. He lived in exile in Turkey during Nazism.
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Alexander Rüstow leans further toward biology than 95% of the 749 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Technology is where Alexander Rüstow stands furthest from the rest.
On Immigration, Alexander Rüstow sits practically at the catalog median.
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German liberal school of Freiburg (Eucken, Rüstow, Müller-Armack) that defends the free market within firm rules guaranteed by the state, against monopolies and central planning, with a Christian ethical basis and social policy, the origin of the social market economy.
Branch that unites conservatism and environmental protection, defending the preservation of nature as part of the tradition and heritage to be passed on to future generations, with prudence toward change.
Position that opposes genetic manipulation and the technological enhancement of the human body, defending ethical limits on science in the name of dignity, human nature, and prudence toward the future.
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Stalinist SocialismRadical Left33%
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