ABSTRACT

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.

chapter III|4 pages

TOWARDS POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE

chapter IV|42 pages

INTERNAL LIBERATION

chapter V|6 pages

AMERICAN ECONOMIC AID

chapter VI|37 pages

WORK IN THE INTEGRATION OFEUROPE

chapter VII|13 pages

OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STERLING AREA

chapter VIII|10 pages

THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

chapter IX|23 pages

OPENINGS IN LATIN AMERICA

chapter X|7 pages

DOLLAR MARKETS-LARGE BUT DIFFICULT

chapter XI|8 pages

OPENINGS I N THE MIDDLE AND FAR EAST

chapter XII|8 pages

LOSSES AND POTENTIALITIES IN EASTERN EUROPE

chapter XIII|18 pages

RETURN TO A LIBERAL TARIFF POLICY

chapter XIV|14 pages

CHANGES IN IMPORT AND EXPORT PROCEDURE

chapter XVI|16 pages

MACHINERY FOR ENCOURAGING FOREIGN TRADE

chapter XVII|7 pages

SETTLEMENT OF FOREIGN DEBTS

chapter XVIII|5 pages

ENTRANCE INTO WORLD FINANCE

chapter XIX|8 pages

LOOKING AHEAD