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Die finanzielle Mobilmachung in Deutschland 1914-1918

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  • Hardach Gerd

    (Trendelenburgstraße 9, 14057 Berlin)

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The First World War was not only a military conflict but also an economic war. In all belligerent countries, labour and resources were shifted from civil production to military production. Factory workers, miners and farmers produced a steady flow of supplies for the frontlines. Financial mobilization provided the money for arms, ammunition, and other supplies. In contemporary understanding “financial mobilization” comprised all fiscal and monetary instruments that were necessary to finance the war. The aim of this paper is to discuss the interaction between the government and the central bank in Germany in financing the First World War. Aspects include the pre-war plans for financial mobilization, the fiscal and monetary policies of the war years and their inflationary consequences, the financing of foreign trade and financial demobilization during the transition from war to peace.

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  • Hardach Gerd, 2015. "Die finanzielle Mobilmachung in Deutschland 1914-1918," Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook, De Gruyter, vol. 56(2), pages 359-388, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:jbwige:v:56:y:2015:i:2:p:359-388:n:3
    DOI: 10.1515/jbwg-2015-0015
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    1. Hardach, Gerd, 2017. "Sparen in der "Nullzinsphase". Privatanleger und der Kapitalmarkt in Deutschland im Ersten Weltkrieg," IBF Paper Series 02-17, IBF – Institut für Bank- und Finanzgeschichte / Institute for Banking and Financial History, Frankfurt am Main.

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