Iron and Steel in the German Inflation, 1916-1923

ISBN: 9780691603940 出版年：2015 页码：539 Feldman, Gerald D Princeton University Press

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 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.