Socialism with a Human Face

Using Behavioural Economics to Understand East German Economic History

AvGary B. Magee,Wayne Geerling

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

Del i serien Palgrave Studies in Economic History

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Beskrivning

East Germany’s economic history is typically told as a story of the unravelling of an inherently flawed system. Unencumbered by political preconceptions, it offers a more realistic understanding of East German economic history than that derived from stagnant debates about the clash of systems.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-04-01
Mått:148 x 210 x 25 mm
Vikt:598 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Palgrave Studies in Economic History
Antal sidor:356
Förlag:Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:9789811906633

Utforska kategorier

Mikroekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Ekonomisk historia inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Gary B. Magee is a Professor of Economics at Monash University, a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He has published widely in the fields of economic history, history and historical political economics.Wayne Geerling is an Associate Professor at Monash University. His expertise lies in European economic history. He has published widely in leading peer-reviewed journals in the fields of economics, economic history and history. He is the author (with Gary B. Magee) of Quantifying Resistance: Political Crime and the People’s Court in Nazi Germany (2018).

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: Perceptions.- Chapter 2: Making Decisions: Lessons from Behavioural Economics.- Chapter 3: Establishing the Socialist Workplace: Labour, Norms and the Introduction of Piecework.- Chapter 4: Learning from the Soviet Union Means Learning to Win: Group Technology and the Mitrofanov method.- Chapter 5: Searching for Socialist Efficiency: The Case of the Schwedt Initiative.- Chapter 6: Choosing Bankruptcy: The Onset of Debt and Financial Crisis.- Chapter 7: Conclusion.