Rebuilding Germany The Creation of the Social Market Economy, 1945}}}1957 [Hardcover]

This book examines the 1948 West German economic reforms that ushered in the fabled 'economic miracle'.Rebuilding Germany examines the 1948 West German economic reforms that dismantled the Nazi command economy and ushered in the fabled economic miracle of the 1950s. By abandoning Nazi era economic controls, the West Germans discarded a pre-1945 economic and industrial culture. In a nuanced and fresh account, Van Hook evaluates the American role in west German recovery and the debates about economic policy withing West Germany, to show that Germans themselves had surprising rooms their economic and industrial system.Rebuilding Germany examines the 1948 West German economic reforms that dismantled the Nazi command economy and ushered in the fabled economic miracle of the 1950s. By abandoning Nazi era economic controls, the West Germans discarded a pre-1945 economic and industrial culture. In a nuanced and fresh account, Van Hook evaluates the American role in west German recovery and the debates about economic policy withing West Germany, to show that Germans themselves had surprising rooms their economic and industrial system.In a nuanced and fresh account, James Van Hook evaluates the American role in West German recovery and the debates about economic policy within West Germany. He examines the 1948 West German economic reforms that dismantled the Nazi command economy and ushered in the fabled economic miracle of the 1950s. By abandoning Nazi era economic controls, the West Germans discarded a pre-1945 economic and industrial culture.Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Planning for reconstruction; 2. The future of the Ruhr: socialization, decartelization, restoration, 19458; 3. High hopes and disappointment: the SPD and the planning regime, 19457; 4. Ludwig Erhard, the CDU and the free market; 5. Free markets, investment and the Ruhr: the Korean war crisis; 6. The social market economy and competition; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. Thisl“¯