ordoliberal

plural ordoliberals

1. economicsA proponent of the theories and ideals of ordoliberalism (“a political philosophy that emphasizes the desirability of the government establishing rules to maximize the potential of the free market to produce results”).

   [W]hile ordoliberals share strong policy preferences (in some cases "elevated to the status of a religion"), they rest their case on rigorous micro analysis and stress the pertinence of a long-term orientation.

   2017 November, Thorsten Beck, Hans-Helmut Kotz, “Introduction”, in Thorsten Beck, Hans-Helmut Kotz, editors, Ordoliberalism: A German Oddity? (A VoxEU.org eBook), London: CEPR Press, →ISBN, archived from the original on 31 May 2020, page 15

comparative more ordoliberal · superlative most ordoliberal

1. economicsOf or relating to ordoliberalism.

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   The institutional design of EZ [the Eurozone], being influenced by the rules versus discretion debate, has some ordoliberal touches (not the least since some German architects were imbued with ordoliberal ideas), but, of course, in reality, in particular in the wake of the crisis, they were not upheld.

   2017 November, Thorsten Beck, Hans-Helmut Kotz, “Introduction”, in Thorsten Beck, Hans-Helmut Kotz, editors, Ordoliberalism: A German Oddity? (A VoxEU.org eBook), London: CEPR Press, →ISBN, archived from the original on 31 May 2020, page 14