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Düsseldorf Guidelines

Christian Democratic Union, Christian Social Union · 1949

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The Konrad Adenauer Foundation's scan of the original German Düsseldorf Guidelines; English summaries are Ends and Means translations.

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  • The shift between the CDU's Ahlen and Düsseldorf programs shows change within one party over two postwar years, not a universal definition of conservatism.

    • context · pp. 1–4, principles 1–8

  • The CDU's 1949 Düsseldorf Guidelines presented a social market economy based on competition, price formation, and social protections as its economic program.

    • supports · pp. 1–4, ‘Soziale Marktwirtschaft’ and principles 1–8; Ends and Means English summary translated from the cited German