Iron and Steel in the German Inflation, 1916-1923
by Gerald D. Feldman
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This study explains how businessmen in the German iron and steel industry managed their enterprises, dealt with their customers, and acted in their relations with state and society during a period of war, revolution, and economic crisis. Because this industry occupied a central position in Germany during the inflation, the author's investigation illuminates certain crucial aspects of the Weimar Republic that have hitherto been relatively unexplored. The author explains how heavy industry-and show more particularly the iron and steel industry-successfully took advantage of shortages of raw materials and of inflation to gain the upper hand over customers in the manufacturing industries. He notes that it proved able to resist government and consumer efforts to change and control policies affecting heavy industry and, finally, to lead the counterattack against labor's greatest gain in the Revolution of 1918, the eight-hour day. Although the importance of iron and steel to the German economy declined in relation to that of more advanced sectors of the economy, its highly concentrated character, able leadership, and importance to the war and reconstruction efforts gave it advantages in reconstituting its power within the business community and the Weimar state. Originally published in 1977.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- Iron and Steel in the German Inflation, 1916-1923
- Original publication date
- 1977
- Important places
- German Empire (Second Reich, 1870-1918); Germany
- Important events
- Weimar Republic (1918 | 1933)
- Disambiguation notice
- 1977 edition: Iron and steel in the German inflation, 1916-1923 / Gerald D. Feldman
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- Genres
- Economics, Nonfiction, History, Business
- DDC/MDS
- 338.4 — Society, government, & culture Economics Production Secondary industries and services
- LCC
- HD9523.5 .F44 — Social sciences Industries. Land use. Labor Industries. Land use. Labor Special industries and trades Mineral industries. Metal trade
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- Languages
- English
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- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 6
