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<p>This paper compares nationalisation campaigns in the German Democratic Republic and socialist Poland, with particular focus on industry. It is based on secondary literature as well as material from both the German and Polish statistical offices. The main finding is a surprising lack of simultaneity in the nationalisation campaigns in the two countries, which possibly had a significant impact on the course of economic transformation in East Germany and in Poland.</p>
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This paper compares nationalisation campaigns in the German Democratic Republic and socialist Poland, with particular focus on industry. It is based on secondary literature as well as material from both the German and Polish statistical offices. The main finding is a surprising lack of simultaneity in the nationalisation campaigns in the two countries, which possibly had a significant impact on the course of economic transformation in East Germany and in Poland.

‘Kapitalisten’ and ‘Prywaciarze’. A Comparison of Nationalisation Campaigns in the GDR and Poland

Studia Historiae Oeconomicae

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This paper compares nationalisation campaigns in the German Democratic Republic and socialist Poland, with particular focus on industry. It is based on...

‘Kapitalisten’ and ‘Prywaciarze’. A Comparison of Nationalisation Campaigns in the GDR and Poland

Pubblicato online: 30 dic 2021

Pagine: 163 - 188

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sho-2021-0007

Parole chiave
GDR, Poland, nationalisation, industrial policy, political economy, property rights

© 2021 Falk Flade et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

‘Kapitalisten’ and ‘Prywaciarze’. A Comparison of Nationalisation Campaigns in the GDR and Poland

Pubblicato online: 30 dic 2021

Pagine: 163 - 188

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sho-2021-0007

Parole chiaveGDR, Poland, nationalisation, industrial policy, political economy, property rights

© 2021 Falk Flade et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
GDR, Poland, nationalisation, industrial policy, political economy, property rights