Ludwig Erhard: A Biography

by Alfred C. Mierzejewski

Book Overview

In the first English-language biography of one of the most important figures in postwar German history, Alfred C. Mierzejewski examines the life and service of Ludwig Erhard (1897-1977), West Germany's first minister of economics and second chancellor. Erhard liberalized the German economy in 1948 and is generally considered the father of West Germany's "economic miracle--the period of extraordinary growth in jobs and improvement in the standard of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469621398
• ISBN13: 9781469621395
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"