Quest for Economic Empire
Author | : Volker Rolf Berghahn |
Publisher | : Campus Verlag |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1996 |
ISBN-10 | : 1571810277 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781571810274 |
Rating | : 4/5 (274 Downloads) |
Download or read book Quest for Economic Empire written by Volker Rolf Berghahn and published by Campus Verlag. This book was released on 1996 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: German unification evoked ambivalent reactions outside its borders: it revived disquietingmemories of attempts by German big business during the two world wars to build an economic empire in Europe in conjunction with the military and the government bureaucracy. But thereare also high hopes that German finance and industry will serve as the engine of reconstruction in eastern Europe, just as it played this role in the postwar unification of western Europe.