Hyperinflation and Stabilization in Weimar Germany
Author | : Steven Benjamin Webb |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 186 |
Release | : 1989 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105038606732 |
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Rating | : 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Download or read book Hyperinflation and Stabilization in Weimar Germany written by Steven Benjamin Webb and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1989 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the links between the monetary phenomena of the post-World War I German inflation and its political roots, this study provides a non-technical explanation of the economics of inflation and explores the political events and institutions that contributed to the Weimar Republic's economic difficulties. Webb discusses such topics as Reichsbank credit and monetary policy; output and unemployment; government revenue and spending; capitalism, democracy, and reparations; and the political economy of Reichsbank policy.