The Challenges of Globalization "Economy and Politics in Germany, 1860-1914"

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ISBN:9781782385028
Editorial: Berghahn Books
Fecha de la edición:2013
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Nº Pág.:388
Idiomas:Inglés,Ingles

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In the mid nineteenth century a process began that appears, from a present-day perspective, to have been the first wave of economic globalization. Within a few decades global economic integration reached a level that equaled, and in some respects surpassed, that of the present day. This book describes the interpenetration of the German economy with an emerging global economy before the First World War, while also demonstrating the huge challenge posed by globalization to the society and politics of the German Empire. The stakes for both the winners and losers of the intensifying world market played a major role in dividing German society into camps with conflicting socio-economic priorities. As foreign trade policy moved into the center stage of political debates, the German government found it increasingly difficult to pursue a successful policy that avoided harming German exports and consumer interests while also seeking to placate a growing protectionist movement.

List of Figures and Tables Abbreviations Introduction Chapter 1. The German Empire in the World Economy Before 1914 Chapter 2. Foreign Trade Policy in the Free-Trade Era Chapter 3. The Shift Towards Protectionism Chapter 4. The Caprivi Trade Treaties Chapter 5. The Conflict over the Bulow Tariff and the Genesis of the Customs Tariff Reform of 1902 Chapter 6. German Trade Policy in the New Century: A Study of Two Countries Conclusion Appendix Sources and Bibliography