Only 17 at the outbreak of World War I, Ludwig Erhard came from modest circumstances in Bavaria. He attended school only to junior secondary level, and then entered a commercial apprenticeship at 16.

In Fürth, a sleepy Bavarian town, the seeds were first planted for German's post-World-War-II "economic miracle." DW's Timothy Rooks has a look around the birthplace of its creator, economist Ludwig ...

As Europe transforms key industrial sectors, with a focus on rebuilding critical infrastructure, a window of investment ...

West German politics has been a queer mixture of weakly defined parties since the country's formation fourteen years ago. Konrad Adenauer maintained a continuity of policy only by clever political ...

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In a moving tribute to Chancellor Konrad Adenauer (“The Man Who Saved Europe the Last Time,” op-ed, April 29), Henry Kissinger credits Germany’s “astonishing [postwar] renewal” to Adenauer’s dual ...

Former Chancellor Ludwig Erhard will go to Israel at the end of next month for a “private” visit as a guest of the Israeli Government, it was announced here today. He will be accompanied by his wife.

When the economic council of the CDU (Christian Democratic Union of Germany) perceives the principles of the social market economy in danger, it rarely uses a delicate approach. Instead, it deploys ...

As Germany's minister of economic affairs from 1949 to 1963, Ludwig Erhard crafted the plan for West Germany's post-World War II economic recovery, sometimes called the German "economic miracle." Only ...