Routledge Library Editions: The German Economy

Originally published between 1930 and 1992 the volumes in this set:

address a number of central issues relating to the nature of German industrialisation, including the role of foreign competition in fostering technological change, the importance of market integration for economic development and the response of German banks to industrialisation.

offer a picture of the upsurge of New Unionism and the growth of old unions, and look at the severe setbacks which occurred in the labour movements of Britain and Germany between the 1880s and the First World War.

analyze how the East German economy actually operated - planning and management, pricing, investment and innovation and the financial system

provide detailed comparative analysis of how local authorities in the UK and Germany faced up to the challenge of trying to help local industry and improve employment prospects.

provide a multi-faceted analysis of German unemployment between 1873 and 1913.