The German Economy in the Twentieth Century: The German Reich and the Federal Republic (Routledge Contemporary Economic History of Europe) - Hardcover

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." . . certainly the best English-language survey of its subject, and will be gratefully received by all who have laboured to teach it to English-speaking graduates." -"Economic History Review "Braun's contribution is a successful one. It avoids willful eccentricities and offers a thematically and chronologically well balanced survey of the German economy since the 1890s. The notes to each chapter provide a particularly comprehensive and up-to-date set of references to the literature on the subject, of great advantage to teachers." -"International Affairs, January 1992 ." . . this book can safely and usefully be given to undergraduates and meets a real need." -"Economic Journal ." . . this concise and very well written book presents a remarkable amount of information about all aspects of the German economy that will be of particular interest to economic historians." -"Choice ." . . Braun provides anexcellent survey of German economic history." -"Business History Review

Reseña del editor

The twentieth century has seen Germany transformed from imperial monarchy, through Weimar democracy, National Socialist dictatorship, to finally divide into parliamentary democracy in the West and socialist Volksdemocratie in the East. Pivoting on two World Wars, intense political change has dramatically affected Germany's economic structure and development.

This book traces the logic and the peculiarities of German economic development through the Weimar Republic, Third Reich and Federal Republic. Providing a comprehensive analysis of the period, the book also assesses controversial issues, such as the origins of the Great Depression, the primacy of politics or economics in the decision to invade Poland and the future risks to the Weltmeister economy of the Federal Republic oppressed by unemployment, the huge debts of some of its trading partners, and the possibility of worldwide protectionism.