Freiburg School
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The Freiburg School was a group of German economists and legal scholars in the early 20th century that developed ordoliberalism, advocating a strong legal framework to ensure competitive markets and prevent economic power concentration.
All labels observed (7)
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| Freiburg School canonical | 5 |
| Freiburg School of economics | 2 |
| Freiburg school of economics | 2 |
| Freiburg ordoliberal circle | 1 |
| German Freiburg School of economics | 1 |
| German school of business administration | 1 |
| ordoliberal school | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Freiburg School Context triple: [Walter Eucken, memberOf, Freiburg School]
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Frankfurt School
The Frankfurt School was a group of 20th-century German social theorists and philosophers associated with critical theory, Marxism, and critiques of modern capitalist and authoritarian societies.
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Copenhagen school
The Copenhagen school is a philosophical and scientific tradition centered in Copenhagen that played a foundational role in shaping the Copenhagen interpretation and broader understanding of quantum mechanics.
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German historical school of economics
The German historical school of economics was a 19th- and early 20th-century intellectual movement that emphasized empirical, historical, and institutional analysis of economic phenomena rather than abstract universal laws.
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Austrian School of economics
The Austrian School of economics is a heterodox economic tradition that emphasizes methodological individualism, subjective value, and the importance of entrepreneurial discovery and market processes, strongly associated with thinkers like Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek.
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Amsterdam School
The Amsterdam School was an early 20th-century Dutch architectural movement known for its expressive brickwork, sculptural forms, and integration of decorative arts in social housing and public buildings.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Freiburg School Target entity description: The Freiburg School was a group of German economists and legal scholars in the early 20th century that developed ordoliberalism, advocating a strong legal framework to ensure competitive markets and prevent economic power concentration.
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A.
Frankfurt School
The Frankfurt School was a group of 20th-century German social theorists and philosophers associated with critical theory, Marxism, and critiques of modern capitalist and authoritarian societies.
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B.
Copenhagen school
The Copenhagen school is a philosophical and scientific tradition centered in Copenhagen that played a foundational role in shaping the Copenhagen interpretation and broader understanding of quantum mechanics.
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C.
German historical school of economics
The German historical school of economics was a 19th- and early 20th-century intellectual movement that emphasized empirical, historical, and institutional analysis of economic phenomena rather than abstract universal laws.
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D.
Austrian School of economics
The Austrian School of economics is a heterodox economic tradition that emphasizes methodological individualism, subjective value, and the importance of entrepreneurial discovery and market processes, strongly associated with thinkers like Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek.
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E.
Amsterdam School
The Amsterdam School was an early 20th-century Dutch architectural movement known for its expressive brickwork, sculptural forms, and integration of decorative arts in social housing and public buildings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intellectual movement
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school of economic thought ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Nazi Germany
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Weimar Republic ⓘ post-World War II Germany ⓘ |
| basedAt |
University of Freiburg
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linked to:
Freiburg University
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| basedIn | Freiburg im Breisgau ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
Ordnungspolitik
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economic constitution ⓘ link between legal order and economic order ⓘ primacy of the economic order over economic process ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| developed | ordoliberalism ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
competition policy
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ordnungsökonomik ⓘ prevention of economic power concentration ⓘ rule-based economic order ⓘ strong legal framework for markets ⓘ |
| field |
economics
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law ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Alexander Rüstow
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Constantin von Dietze ⓘ Franz Böhm ⓘ Friedrich Lutz ⓘ Hans Großmann-Doerth ⓘ Leonhard Miksch ⓘ Walter Eucken ⓘ Wilhelm Röpke ⓘ |
| ideologicalPosition |
ordoliberal
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pro-market with strong legal framework ⓘ |
| influenced |
European competition law
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German economic policy after 1945 ⓘ German ordoliberal tradition ⓘ social market economy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| opposes |
cartels
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laissez-faire liberalism ⓘ monopoly power ⓘ state-directed command economy ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
German neoliberalism (ordoliberalism)
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social market economy in West Germany ⓘ |
| supports |
competitive markets
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constitutional limits on economic policy ⓘ framework-oriented state intervention ⓘ independent competition authority ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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