In the 19th Century, economic growth was accompanied by large-scale structural change, known as industrialization, which fundamentally affected western societies. Even though industrialization is on the wane in some advanced economies and we are experiencing substantial structural changes again, the causes and consequences of these changes...

List of Illustrations List of Tables Foreword Introduction PART I: THE GENERAL FRAMEWORK AND FOUNDATIONS OF GERMAN INDUSTRIALIZATION Chapter 1. The German “State”: Changing Boundaries Germany at the End of the Eighteenth Century Germany during the Napoleonic Wars (1793 to 1806–15) Germany after the Congress of Vienna Germany and the Zollverein (1834–1866) Germany and the North German Confederation (1866–1870) The German Kaiserreich Chapter 2. A Quantitative Overview of Germany’s Economic Expansion in the Nineteenth Century Chapter 3. Institutional and Commercial Preconditions Agrarian Reforms: The Case of Prussia The Development of the German Zollverein, The Zollverein and Monetary Integration: The Rise of the Mark The Impact of Monetary and Banking Reforms A Methodological Note on Causality Chapter 4. The Emergence of a Modern Economy Capital Formation Labor Force Labor in Agriculture Labor in Industry and Handicrafts Technology and Competition: The Case of the Iron Industry Railways and the Leading Sector Syndrome: Backward and Forward Linkages The Role of the State PART II: THE GERMAN ECONOMY SINCE THE MIDDLE OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY Chapter 5. Agriculture Production and Productivity Agricultural Protection Chapter 6. Population and Labor Population and Migration Population Growth Population Dynamics Migration Labor Force Development Size and Structure Quality of Labor Living Conditions Institutional Arrangements Chapter 7. Money and Banking Structure of the Banking Sector Contributions of Banks to Industrial Growth Chapter 8. Entrepreneurship Social Origins and Mobility Traditional Obstacles Qualifications Political Influence Chapter 9. The Role of the State Mercantilist Traditions and Periodization “New” Economic Policies Nationalization of the Railways Fiscal and Tariff Policy Social Policy Chapter 10. The International Economy International Trade at Mid-century Trade Expansion, 1870–1914 Growing Protectionism after 1870 Foreign Investment Epilogue Selected Bibliography Index

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