The Economic Development of Germany since 1870

by Wolfram Fischer

Overview

This major collection presents the most important articles and papers tracing the growth and development of Germany = the most powerful economy in Europe = since 1870.

It begins with a general overview of German economic development including an exploration of trends, cycles and structural change; the place of the German economy in the world economy and its performance in comparison with other countries; and an investigation of its economic development from a microeconomic perspective, with studies on the rise of German enterprises.

It also investigates particular problems of certain periods in German history. Topics covered include: industrialization, growth and the role of agriculture in Imperial Germany; the inflation, hyper-inflation and depression of the inter-war years, the end of the Weimar Republic and the War economy of the Nazi period; and the separate developments of East and West Germany after World War II.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781852787165
Publisher:	Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date:	02/11/1998
Series:	The Economic Development of Modern Europe Since 1870 series , #11
Pages:	992
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 11.00(h) x 3.90(d)

About the Author

Edited by Wolfram Fischer, Professor Emeritus of Economic and Social History, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany

Table of Contents

Contents: Volume I: Part I: Economic Development in the Long Run: Growth, Structural Changes and Cycles Part II: Germany in the World Economy of the Nineteenth Century Part III: Enterprises in the German Economy Part IV: The Economic History of the German Empire Name Index • Volume II: Part I: The War and Interwar Years Part II: The Post-War Economic Development of West Germany Part III: The Post-War Economic Development of East Germany Name Index

Editorial Reviews

’In absence of a much-needed modern textbook on the whole period, this volume will be much welcomed by teachers, students, and researchers.’

Ludger Lindlar

’In absence of a much-needed modern textbook on the whole period, this volume will be much welcomed by teachers, students, and researchers.’

Ludger Lindlar, The Economic Journal

From the Publisher

A collection of reprinted papers that trace the economic and, to a necessary measure, the politcal history of Germany since 1870. The first volume addresses the "empire years" as banking, steel, and agriculture sectors endured an economic adolescence. The second volume pays greatest attention to the World War years and the unique economic environment Germany had to navigate during, between, and after those wars. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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