The Economics of World War I

A major contribution to our understanding of total war.

Stephen Broadberry (Edited by), Mark Harrison (Edited by)

9780521107259, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 April 2009

364 pages, 142 tables
22.6 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.52 kg

"The authors have succeeded admirably in offering a wide-ranging, empirically rich, and analytically informative comparison of economics at war between 1914 and 1918." - Larry Petereson, City University of New York The Historian

This unique volume offers a definitive new history of European economies at war from 1914 to 1918. It studies how European economies mobilised for war, how existing economic institutions stood up under the strain, how economic development influenced outcomes and how wartime experience influenced post-war economic growth. Leading international experts provide the first systematic comparison of economies at war between 1914 and 1918 based on the best available data for Britain, Germany, France, Russia, the USA, Italy, Turkey, Austria-Hungary and the Netherlands. The editors' overview draws some stark lessons about the role of economic development, the importance of markets and the damage done by nationalism and protectionism. A companion volume to the acclaimed The Economics of World War II, this is a major contribution to our understanding of total war.

Introduction Stephen Broadberry and Mark Harrison
1. The economics of World War I: an overview Stephen Broadberry and Mark Harrison
2. The pity of peace: Germany's economy at war, 1914–1918 and beyond Albrecht Ritschl
3. Austria-Hungary's economy in World War I Max-Stephan Schulze
4. The Ottoman economy in World War I Sevket Pamuk
5. Between the devil and the deep blue sea: the Dutch economy during World War I Herman de Jong
6. Was the Great War a watershed? The economics of World War I in France Pierre-Cyrille Hautcoeur
7. The United Kingdom during World War I: business as usual? Stephen Broadberry and Peter Howlett
8. Poor Russia, poor show: mobilising a backward economy for war, 1914–1917 Peter Gatrell
9. Italy at war, 1915–1918 Francesco Galassi and Mark Harrison
10. Until its over, over there: the US economy in World War I Hugh Rockoff
Index.

Subject Areas: Economic history [KCZ], Economics [KC], First World War [HBWN], Military history [HBW], 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], General & world history [HBG]