The term was picked up again in the 1950s by German ordoliberal economists such as Wilhelm Röpke, resulting in the development of the concept of the social market economy.
Udtrykket "den tredje vej" blev samlet op igen i 1950'erne af tyske ordoliberale økonomer såsom Wilhelm Röpke, hvilket resulterede i udviklingen af begrebet social markedsøkonomi.