Germany's Comeback in the World Market

the German 'Miracle' explained by the Bonn Minister for Economics

Ludwig Erhard

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN: 9781136608902
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Business General
• Index: Business

A great deal has been talked about the economic recovery of Western Germany since the Second World War. It is know htat this recovery was accompanied by the return of the Federal Republic to the markets of the world. Not so much is know abotu the details - about the work effected through the opitimism of the Minister for Economics, Professor Ludwig Erhard.

In this book, the minister himself speaks. A detailed description is given of the stages by which first the Bizone, and then the Federal Republic, has effected the remarkable comeback which has created keen interest and concern. The book goes into the full detail which might be expected from on who is in charge of the entire machinery. The description of the way in which Government policy was employed to stimulate a free market economy is of great technical interest. Equally important is the detailed description of the way in which every nook and cranny is exploited to give the Federal Republic a foothold in foreign markets. No opportunity is neglected, from the fostering of the most ambitious long-term capital development schemes to the publication of day-to-day reports on trade openings. This book was first published in 1954.

INDEX

Abs, Herr H. J., 251, 253

Afghanistan, 185, 224

Agricultural Union, 148, 153

Agriculture, Ministry of, 36

Albania, 192, 196

Anglo-German Monetary Agreement, 140

Angola, 131

Annecy Conference, 198, 199, 205 sq.

Argentina, 159, 162, 168 sqq., 171, 248, 268

Assuan Dam, 185 sqq.

Australia, 137, 139, 143, 161

Austria, 63, 68, 76, 87, 100 sq., 104, 111, 249 sq., 258

Bank deutscher Länder, 107, 113, 129, 162, 169, 188, 217 sq., 222, 228, 244

Bank for International Settlements, 98

Belgian Congo, 123, 139, 146

Belgium, 77 sqq., 85, 87, 98, 100 sq., 103 sq., 106, 110, 123, 139, 146, 158

Belgo-Luxembourg Union, 123

Benelux Plan, 207 sq.

Benelux States, 121, 206

Beyen Plan, 213

Bipartite Economic Control Group, 62

Bismarck-Osten, F. von, 25

Bolivia, 171

Brazil, 68, 84, 159, 162, 164 sqq., 171, 231 sq., 268

Brazil, foreign exchange regulations in, 165 sqq.

Bulgaria, 192

Bullock, R. J., 67

Buy American Act, 178

Byrnes, Mr. J., 20, 70

Cairncross, Professor A. K., 107

Canada, 134, 178 sqq., 207, 223, 260, 265

Ceylon, 142, 264

Chambers of Foreign Trade, 239 sq.

Chile, 159, 162, 168 sqq.

Clay, General L., 81

Clearing area, 182

Clearing countries, 155, 178, 223, 230, 233, 266

Coal and Steel Community, 148, 150 sq., 153 sq.

Colombia, 160, 162, 171 sq.

Common List, 112

Control Council, Allied, 51 sq.

Convertibility, 2...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Preface to the English Edition
• Contents
• Illustrations
• Introduction
• I. The Federal Republic’s Return to World Markets
• II. Our Foreign Trade Against the Background of Post-War Europe
• III. Towards Political Independence
• IV. Internal Liberation
• V. American Economic Aid
• VI. Work in the Integration of Europe
• VII. Our Partnership with the Sterling Area
• VIII. The Future of European Integration
• IX. Openings in Latin America
• X. Dollar Markets—Large But Difficult
• XI. Openings in the Middle and Far East
• XII. Losses and Potentialities in Eastern Europe
• XIII. Return to a Liberal Tariff Policy
• XIV. Changes in Import and Export Procedure
• XV. Imports as an Instrument of Export Policy. Some Thoughts on the Way
• XVI. Machinery for Encouraging Foreign Trade
• XVII. Settlement of Foreign Debts
• XVIII. Entrance into World Finance
• XIX. Looking Ahead
• Editor’s Postscript
• Index