Economic Consequences of the War - West Germany''s Growth Miracle After 1945

Zusatztext 'Vonyó's book is a most welcome enrichment to the history of West German economic recovery.' Armin Grünbacher! European History Quarterly Informationen zum Autor Tamás Vonyó is Assistant Professor of Economic History at Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan. He has written extensively on economic growth in post-war Europe and Germany's economic development during the Second World War. Zusammenfassung For many! Germany's post-war economic power was based on liberal market reforms and the Marshall Plan. This book disputes this old myth. Quantitative evidence shows instead how the re-emergence of Germany as a leading industrial power was founded in the Second World War itself and the conditions it left behind. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The audit of defeat: initial conditions; 2. The economic geography of post-war dislocation; 3. Growth accounts for West German industry; 4. Made in Germany: the post-war export boom; 5. Managing the miracle: economic policy; Conclusions.

Product details

• Authors: Tamas (Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi Vonyo, Tamás Vonyó
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781107568716
• ISBN: 978-1-107-56871-6
• No. of pages: 292
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, European History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, Social & cultural history, Economic history, economic growth, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, West Germany, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period)