The plans that failed
Subtitle: an economic history of the GDR
By: by André Steiner ; translated from the German by Ewald Osers
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Studies in German history -- v. 13
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9781845457488
Work titles: Von Plan zu Plan
Description: "The establishment of the Communist social model in one part of Germany was a result of international postwar developments, of the Cold War waged by East and West, and of the resultant partition of Germany." This study offers an in-depth exploration of the GDR economy's starting conditions and the obstacles to growth it confronted during the consolidation phase.--[book cover].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A difficult start? : initial conditions in the Soviet occupation zone; title: The establishment of the planned economy 1948/1952; title: Between shortages and growth 1953/1961; title: The 'golden' sixties? : economic reform between dawn and crisis 1961/1971; title: 'Unity of economic and social policy' 1971/1982; title: Continued economic decline 1982/1989.