Ludwig Erhard, German Minister of Economic Affairs, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) 1963-1966. Leading the West German postwar economic reforms and economic recovery ("Wirtschaftswunder", German for "economic miracle") and promoter of the concept of the social market economy (soziale Marktwirtschaft). At the German Industries Fair. Berlin 1952.

Ludwig Erhard, German Minister of Economic Affairs and architect of the postwar "Wirtschaftswunder" (economic miracle), visits the German Industries Fair in Berlin, 1952. The central figure among a group of men in suits and overcoats, he gestures with his spectacles towards a polished table. The display is laden with fine tableware, including an assortment of crystal glasses and two white figurines, products that exemplify the nation's burgeoning industrial recovery.

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