Economics and Politics in the Weimar Republic

This book offers a succinct overview of the turbulent economic history of the Weimar Republic.

List of contents

1. Demobilization and revolution; 2. Treaty, reparations, taxation; 3. Inflation; 4. 1924-9: normalization and stagnation?; 5. The slump; 6. Epilogue.

About the author

Theo Balderston is Senior Lecturer in Economic History at the University of Manchester and an experienced teacher of economic history.

Summary

This book explores the relevance of the politics of the Weimar Republic to its economic history. It traces the origins, political fragility and eventual destruction of the unstable government of interwar Germany. An indispensable guide to an extremely significant period in European economic history.

Product details

• Authors: Theo Balderston
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9780521583756
• ISBN: 978-0-521-58375-6
• No. of pages: 138
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 222 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 314 g
• Series: New Studies in Economic and So
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education