Ludwig Erhard Foundation

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The Ludwig-Erhard-Stiftung eV was founded in 1967 by former Chancellor Ludwig Erhard in Bonn as a non-profit organization.

Through publications, lectures and events, the association wants to serve “the further development and strengthening of the social market economy ”. According to its statutes, it has the task of promoting "liberal principles in politics and business through civic education and training work at home and abroad as well as through academic work in the field of business and regulatory policy".

The guiding principle of the Ludwig Erhard Foundation is “Freedom and responsibility as the foundation of an economic and social order for the responsible citizen ”. In this way, the foundation also counteracts political opportunism and conformism.

A scientific documentation center about Ludwig Erhard, his life and work enables contemporary Erhard research to access important sources.

In addition, the Ludwig Erhard Foundation offers a platform for regulatory debates. The goal here is a broad exchange of ideas.

According to the association's statutes, the budget is financed from the foundation's assets, through voluntary contributions and donations. There is no obligation to publish the annual financial statements and business report.

structure

Board

the members of the board are:

CEO

vice-chairman

Treasurer

executive Director

Members

Publications

The following publications have appeared so far or appear as periodicals:

  • Periodical in plain text. Information on the social market economy , monthly newsletter for young adults
  • Periodical orientations on economic and social policy , quarterly magazine with regulatory and historical contributions
  • Series of publications Future of the Social Market Economy , so far 8 monographs on regulatory issues
  • Book series basic texts on the social market economy , so far 3 volumes
  • Festschrift 100 years of Ludwig Erhard
  • Series of publications Symposia , so far 45 monographs on market economy topics

Ludwig Erhard Medal for services to the social market economy

The Ludwig-Erhard-Medal for Alfred Müller-Armack, 1976

The Ludwig-Erhard-Medal for services to the social market economy of the Ludwig-Erhard-Stiftung eV “is to be awarded to men and women who stand out through exemplary achievements for the general welfare and the continued development of the social market economy and the principles that support it deserved. "

Previous holders of the medal are:

Ludwig Erhard Prize for Business Journalism

The Ludwig Erhard Prize for Business Journalism of the Ludwig Erhard Foundation eV is awarded as the main prize and, since 1991, also as a sponsorship prize to “promote information and discussions about the social market economy”. The sponsorship award is a competition for young talent and is given to journalists, scientists and members of other professions who are younger than 35 years.

The ten-member jury consists partly of former award winners:

Previous winners of the main prize were:

Previous winners of the award are:

Other grants

The Ludwig-Erhard-Stiftung is also a member of the Ludwig-Erhard-Preis initiative, which awards the Ludwig-Erhard-Preis , an award for top performance in competition to “entrepreneurs and institutions [...] who are not alone in their top position in international competition through technical and economic decisions, but above all by systematic customer orientation and partnership working atmosphere have earned. "

Furthermore, the Ludwig-Erhard-Stiftung supports the Fürth Ludwig-Erhard-Preis , which honors doctoral theses at Franconian universities, "in which the factors innovation, practical relevance, feasibility, economic benefit and the effects on people in our society are taken into account" and which carry on the basic ideas of the social market economy in the spirit of Ludwig Erhard.

“In addition, the institution is an operational foundation that only supports third-party projects in very rare cases. It is also not possible to award scholarships. "

Scandal about awarding the award to Friedrich Merz

In 2018, Friedrich Merz rejected the Ludwig Erhard Prize awarded by the foundation. He justified this with the right-wing populist journalistic activities of the foundation's chairman, Roland Tichy. Four members of the jury, Rainer Hank , Ulric Papendick , Nikolaus Piper and Ursula Weidenfeld , took the incident as an opportunity to resign. They accused Tichy of making the foundation a “reputation machine” for his journalistic activities. They also criticized the fact that the deputy chairman Oswald Metzger had become office manager at Tichy. Other jury members, Thomas Mayer and Frank Schäffler , spoke out in favor of Tichy. Schäffler saw "within liberalism a rift between the supporters of the Merkel course and its opponents, be it in the euro rescue and now in the migration dispute".

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ludwig Erhard Foundation. In: Ludwig Erhard Foundation. Retrieved April 9, 2019 .
  2. ↑ cf. § 5 of the association's statutes ( Memento of the original from May 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 73 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ludwig-erhard-stiftung.de
  3. ↑ Board of Directors
  4. ↑ Headquarters
  5. ↑ ludwig-erhard-stiftung.de: Members of the jury (accessed on July 21, 2018)
  6. ↑ ludwig-erhard-stiftung.de: Award ceremony 2017 (accessed on November 28, 2017)
  7. ^ Ludwig Erhard Prize for Business Journalism 2018. Ludwig Erhard Foundation, accessed on May 5, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Scandal about the awarding of the prizes: standing on stage with Tichy at no cost
  9. ↑ cf. Homepage of the foundation
  10. ↑ cf. ibid
  11. ↑ Information from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz ( Memento of the original from April 12, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.uni-mainz.de
  12. ↑ Philip Plickert: Merz rejects price: Trouble for the Ludwig Erhard Foundation . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed July 20, 2018]).