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===Laissez-faire criticism===
[[Laissez-faire]] criticism of the Marshall Plan came from a number of economists. [[Wilhelm Röpke]], who influenced [[Federal Minister of Economics and Technology (Germany)|German Minister for Economy]] [[Ludwig Erhard]] in his [[Wirtschaftswunder|economic recovery program]], believed recovery would be found in eliminating [[central planning]] and restoring a market economy in Europe, especially in those countries which had adopted more [[fascism|fascist]] and [[corporatism|corporatist]] economic policies. Röpke criticized the Marshall Plan for forestalling the transition to the free market by subsidizing the current, failing systems. Erhard put Röpke's theory into practice and would later credit Röpke's influence for West Germany's preeminent success.{{sfn|Erhard|p=22}}{{sfn|Zmirak|2001}}

[[Henry Hazlitt]] criticized the Marshall Plan in his 1947 book ''Will Dollars Save the World?'', arguing that economic recovery comes through savings, [[capital accumulation]], and private enterprise, and not through large cash subsidies. [[Austrian School]] economist [[Ludwig von Mises]] criticized the Marshall Plan in 1951, believing that "the American subsidies make it possible for [Europe's] governments to conceal partially the disastrous effects of the various socialist measures they have adopted".{{sfn|Von Mises|2006}}