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12. "Dale Carnegie in Reverse"?
What economic views did ordinary Germans have after the war? Were they even aware of America’s plans to introduce economic democracy hand in hand with…
11. The Fortress of Academic Freedom
What did German academics who resisted the Nazis think about the economic decentralization policies that American businessmen had derided as “quite new…
10. The Old Guard's "Story of Politics Without Economics"
Was economic decentralization "new to the German mind"? Was an Austrian economist telling the truth? What did German officials think?
9. Wedding Bells and Bureaucracy
Did a patent lawyer’s love life determine the course of industrial policy in postwar Germany? With the departures of both Draper and Martin, Phillips…
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8. Elections have consequences
How did the midterm election of 1946 impact the balance of power in Germany? Was was a final report stamped “DRAFT”? And which leaders left the…
7. Negotiating Powers
Was competition law doomed from the start by splitting Germany up into four zones?
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6. Did the Military Governor Mistake a Main Course for a "Side Dish"?
Where was the military governor while all of this bureaucratic sabotage was playing out?
Balancecraft
Balancecraft
Who sabotaged the rule of (antitrust) law in postwar Germany and Japan?
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