Ritschl, Albrecht 
ORCID: 0000-0003-0856-9704
(2001)
Nazi economic imperialism and the exploitation of the small: evidence from Germany's secret foreign exchange.
Economic History Review, 54 (2).
pp. 324-345.
ISSN 0013-0117
Abstract
This article re-examines the hypothesis of Hirschman and Child that Nazi trade policy before the Second World War exploited the smaller European countries. Archival evidence on foreign exchange balances for 1938-40 shows that trade policies alone had only a small effect. Earlier dependence of south-eastern Europe on Germany was caused partly by the collapse of south-east European trade with the Soviet Union. Adjusted figures reveal a regional pattern similar to that of 1913. Generally, exploitation began with military occupation, but was then on a massive scale. Results again confirm Milward's findings on the westward orientation of the German war economy.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Official URL: | http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=0013-0117 |
| Additional Information: | © 2001 Blackwell Publishing |
| Divisions: | Economic History |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Nov 2009 15:44 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 22:23 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/25946 |
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