A HUMANE ECONOMY The Social Framework of the Free Market WILHELM RÖPKE Here is one of the most accessible and compelling introductions to economics ever written. The masterwork of the great economist Wilhelm Röpke, A Humane Economy cuts through the jargon that mars most economic writing to show exactly how economies operate. Röpke’s brilliant, sweeping work highlights both market mechanics and moral philosophy. "Like a seminar on integral freedom conducted by a professor of uncommon brilliance." ― Wall Street Journal "An excellent starting point for the noneconomist reader." ― First Things "If any person in our contemporary world is entitled to a hearing it is Wilhelm Röpke." ― New York Times Wilhelm Röpke (1899–1966) was a professor of economics and the principal architect of Germany’s post–World War II "economic miracle."