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Although Brandt is perhaps best known for his achievements in foreign policy, his government oversaw the implementation of a broad range of social reforms, and was known as a " Kanzler der inneren Reformen " (' Chancellor of domestic reform ').

According to the historian David Childs, “ Brandt was anxious that his government should be a reforming administration and a number of reforms were embarked upon ”.

Within a few years, the education budget rose from 16 billion to 50 billion DM, while one out of every three DM spent by the new government was devoted to welfare purposes.

As noted by the journalist and historian Marion Dönhoff,