Description:The German Economy in the Twentieth Century investigates the complex relationship between economics and politics in the last century of Germany's tortured history. H.J. Braun traces the logic and peculiarities of Germany's economic development from the Weimar Republic to the present. After comprehensively reviewing Germany's economic history, Braun assesses the current threats to West Germany's economy, as seen in unemployment, the debts of its trading partners, and the danger of protectionism.