Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 252 g
Buch, Englisch, 194 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 252 g
ISBN: 978-1-57181-064-9
Verlag: Berghahn Books
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte
- Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Foreword
Introduction
PART I: THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK AND FOUNDATIONS OF GERMAN INDUSTRIALIZATION
Chapter 1. The German “State”: Changing Boundaries
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Germany at the End of the Eighteenth Century
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Germany during the Napoleonic Wars (1793 to 1806–15)
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Germany after the Congress of Vienna
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Germany and the Zollverein (1834–1866)
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Germany and the North German Confederation (1866–1870)
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The German Kaiserreich
Chapter 2. A Quantitative Overview of Germany’s Economic Expansion in the Nineteenth Century
Chapter 3. Institutional and Commercial Preconditions
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Agrarian Reforms: The Case of Prussia
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The Development of the German Zollverein,
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The Zollverein and Monetary Integration: The Rise of the Mark
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The Impact of Monetary and Banking Reforms
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A Methodological Note on Causality
Chapter 4. The Emergence of a Modern Economy
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Capital Formation
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Labor Force
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Labor in Agriculture
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Labor in Industry and Handicrafts
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Technology and Competition: The Case of the Iron Industry
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Railways and the Leading Sector Syndrome: Backward and Forward Linkages
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The Role of the State
PART II: THE GERMAN ECONOMY SINCE THE MIDDLE OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
Chapter 5. Agriculture
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Production and Productivity
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Agricultural Protection
Chapter 6. Population and Labor
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Population and Migration
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Population Growth
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Population Dynamics
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Migration
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Labor Force Development
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Size and Structure
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Quality of Labor
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Living Conditions
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Institutional Arrangements
Chapter 7. Money and Banking
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Structure of the Banking Sector
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Contributions of Banks to Industrial Growth
Chapter 8. Entrepreneurship
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Social Origins and Mobility
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Traditional Obstacles
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Qualifications
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Political Influence
Chapter 9. The Role of the State
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Mercantilist Traditions and Periodization
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“New” Economic Policies
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Nationalization of the Railways
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Fiscal and Tariff Policy
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Social Policy
Chapter 10. The International Economy
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International Trade at Mid-century
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Trade Expansion, 1870–1914
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Growing Protectionism after 1870
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Foreign Investment
Epilogue
Selected Bibliography
Index