The Closed World of East German Economists: Hopes and Defeats of a Generation

ISBN-13: 9781009233095 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Montreal) DA1/4ppe Till (Universite du Quebec

Opis

The collective biography of the only generation of economists who lived their entire professional life in GDR's socialism.

Spis treści

Introduction: East Germany's hope generation; Part I. Growing Into a Socialist Germany: 1. Socialist awakening; 2. Socialist role models; Part II. Becoming of Age During the Thaw: 3. Staging a scientific debate; 4. Negotiating socialist statistics; Part III. Reforming reforms towards bailout: 5. Ulbricht's modernist reforms; 6. Honecker's bourgeois reforms; Part IV. Letting Go: 7. Diverting West during the détente; 8. Saving socialism from the GDR; 9. Conclusion: Retiring with the state; References; Index.