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1 online resource (xx, 272 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Cambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Series |
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Cambridge studies in economic history. Second series.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Series information; Title page; Copyright information; Dedication; Table of contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 The Audit of Defeat: Initial Conditions; 1.1 Production Capacity; 1.2 Population and Living Conditions; 1.3 The Economics of Allied Occupation; 2 The Economic Geography of Post-War Dislocation; 2.1 The Urban Housing Shortage and Its Consequences; 2.2 Data on Regional Economic Development; 2.3 The Economic Impact of Wartime Destruction; 2.4 The Economics of Urban Reconstruction |
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3 Growth Accounts for West German Industry3.1 Industrial Output and Factor Inputs; 3.2 Industrial Labour Productivity; 3.3 Total Factor Productivity; 3.4 The Limits of Post-War Growth; 4 Made in Germany: The Post-War Export Boom; 4.1 Alternative Explanations; Trade Liberalisation and European Integration; Monetary Protectionism and Price Competitiveness; Path Dependency and Endogenous Trade Blocs; 4.2 The Geography of German Exports; Trade Diversion in 'Fortress Europe'; The Reconstruction of Peacetime Trade Patterns; 4.3 The Commodity Structure of German Exports |
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4.4 The Export Boom and Industrial Expansion5 Managing the Miracle: Economic Policy; 5.1 1948 and the Social Market Economy; 5.2 The Marshall Plan in Germany; The Marshall Plan in Numbers; ERP Assets as Sources of Investment for West German Industry; Rebuilding the European Division of Labour; 5.3 Fiscal Policy: From Contraction to Expansion; 5.4 Monetary Policy: From Expansion to Contraction; Conclusions; Appendices; Appendix 1: Estimating Industrial Turnover in Urban and Rural Counties for 1938; Appendix 2: Estimating the Capital Stock of West German Industry, 1938-1950 |
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Appendix 3: Computing Labour Hours for West German Industry, 1938-1950; Appendix 4: The Commodity Structure of German Exports, 1928-1970; Bibliography; Archival Sources; Bundesarchiv, Berlin-Lichterfelde; LSE Library Archives; Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin; Official Publications; Secondary Literature; Index |
| Summary |
The 'German Question' dominated much of modern European history. In 1945, Germany was defeated and conquered. Yet, the Second World War did not destroy the foundations of her economic power. Dr Tamas Vonyo revisits Germany's remarkable post-war revival, tracing its roots not to liberal economic reforms and the Marshall Plan, but to the legacies of the war that endowed Germany with an enhanced industrial base and an enlarged labour force. He also shows that Germany's liberal market economy was in reality an economy of regulated markets, controlled prices and extensive state intervention. Using quantitative analysis and drawing on a rich historiography that has remained, in large part, unknown outside of Germany, this book reassesses the role of economic policy and the importance of wartime legacies to explain the German growth miracle after 1945 and the sharply contrasting experiences of East and West Germany |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Economic development -- Germany (West)
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Economic development
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Economic history
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Economic policy
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Wirtschaftspolitik
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Wirtschaftswachstum
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Germany (West) -- Economic conditions.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054670
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Germany (West) -- Economic policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054672
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Germany -- History -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91001544
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| Subject |
Germany
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Germany (West)
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Deutschland Bundesrepublik
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781108697781 |
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110869778X |
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9781316414927 |
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1316414922 |
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