Ludwig Erhard "I cannot imagine that there is a single person who does not find he has ever-new needs."

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Ludwig Erhard "I cannot imagine that there is a single person who does not find he has ever-new needs."

AIM Of THE PROJECT 1. Linguistic: to enrich vocabulary, to develop communicative, writing, and reading competence; 2. Cross cultural: to write an essay about one of the greatest economists of the world; 3. Information Technology: to develop IT skills.

Ludwig Erhard played a leading role in German postwar economic recovery Ludwig Erhard (4 February 1897–5 May 1977) was a German politician (CDU) and Chancellor of West Germany from 1963 until He is notable for his leading role in German postwar economic reform and economic recovery, particularly in his role as Minister of Economics under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer after 1949.

" A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has been given the biggest piece." Born in Fuerth Germany, from 1913 to 1916 Erhard was a commercial apprentice. After his apprenticeship he worked as retail salesman in his father's draper's shop. Chancellor Ludwig Erhard at his desk, in his house on the Tegernsee.

… BEGAN TO STUDY ECONOMICS. QUOTE " Since the day of the currency reform, the social market policy has been governed by the idea of reconciling personal freedom, growing prosperity and social security on the basis of a freely competitive economy, and of reconciling the nations through a policy of openness to international exchange." He joined the German forces during World War I 1916 as an artilleryman, fought in Romania and was seriously injured near Ypress in Erhard could no longer work as a draper and began to study economics, first in Nuremberg, later in Frankfurt am Main. He received his PhD from Franz Oppenheimer in 1925.

"I cannot imagine that there is a single person who does not find he has ever-new needs." After his graduation they moved to Fürth and he became executive in his parents' company in After three years he became assistant at the Institut für Wirtschaftsbeobachtung der deutschen Fertigware, a marceting research institute. Later, he became deputy director of the institute. 1963: Chancellor Erhard on his first visit to the Elysée Palace in Paris, with French President Charles de Gaulle.

Work on concepts for a postwar peace Due to his injuries, Erhard did not have to join the German military forces during World War II. Instead, he worked on concepts for a postwar peace; however, such studies were forbidden by the Nazis, who had declared Total war. As a result, Erhard lost his job in 1942 but continued to work on the subject privately. In 1944 he wrote War Finances and Debt Consolidation (orig: Kriegsfinanzierung und Schuldenkonsolidierung). In this study he assumed that Germany had already lost the war. He sent his thoughts to Carl Friedrich Goedeler, a central figure in the German resistance against the Nazi government, who recommended Erhard to his comrades. 1964: On the way to Paris with cabinet colleagues (at the train window, waiting to leave Bonn, r. to l.) Federal Foreign Minister Gerhard Schröder,

After the war After the war Erhard became economic consultant for the American military administration of Bavaria who made him Minister of Economics in the Bavarian cabinet of Wilhelm Hoegner. After the American and British administration had created the Bizone, Erhard became chairman of the Sonderstelle Geld und Kredit in 1947, an expert commission preparing the currency reform. Before Ludwig Erhard became Chancellor, he was Federal Economics Minister for 14 years: here he reads from his book, Wohlstand für alle (Prosperity for All), in 1957.

Price-fixing and production controls In 1948 he was elected Director of Economics by the Bizonal Economic Council. On 20 June 1948, the Deutsche Mark was introduced. Erhard abolished the price-fixing and production controls that had been enacted by the military administration. This exceeded his authority, but he succeeded with this courageous step. Former U.S. Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank Alan Greenspan gives much credit to Erhard's contributions to freeing of product and financial markets in Europe in Greenspan states in “The Age of Turbulence”, that Ernhard's economic policy contributions were far more valuable to postwar Western Europe recovery than the Marshall Plan. Before Ludwig Erhard became Chancellor, he was Federal Economics Minister for 14 years: here he reads from his book, Wohlstand für alle (Prosperity for All), in 1957.

Ludwig Erhard of the CDU succeeded Adenauer, preceding a recession in This caused the CDU to wane in power and consequently form a coalition with SPD Official seat of the first Federal chancellor, Konrad Adenauer, in November In 1949 he stood for election in a constituency in Baden Wuertemberg for the first West German parliament after the war and gained a direct mandate. Later in the year he is alleged to have joined the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), though this fact cannot be established by any of Erhard's biographers. In September, Erhard was appointed Minister of Economics in the first cabinet ofKonrad Adenauer. His party made his concept of social marcet economy part of the party platform.

ELECTED CHANCELLOR After the resignation of Adenauer in 1963, Erhard was elected Chancellor with 279 against 180 votes on 16 October. In 1965 he was re-elected. From 1965 to 1967, he also headed the Christian Democratic Union. Reading papers on the plane.

RESIGNATION On 26 October 1966, Minister Walter Scheel (FDP) resigned, protesting against the budget released the day before. The other ministers who were members of the FDP followed his example — the coalition was broken. On 1 December, Erhard resigned. His successor was Kurt Georg Kiesinger (CDU), who led a grand coalition. The Chancellery in Berlin is the seat of the Chancellor

A member of the West German parliament Erhard continued his political work by becoming a member of the West German parliament up to his death in Bonn on 5 May He is buried in Gmund, near the Tegernsee. The Ludwig Erhard-Berufsschule (professional college) in Padeborn and Muenster are named in his honour.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS 1. What was L. Erhard? 2. What is he notable for? 3. When was he born? 4. Erhard's economic policy contributions were far more valuable to postwar Western Europe recovery than the Marshall Plan, weren’t they? 5. Where did he work after the World War II? 6. Did Erhard abolish the price-fixing and production controls that had been enacted by the military administration? 7. When was Erhard elected Chancellor? 8. What quotation of L. Erhard do you like most?

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