Power and Trade: Italy and Germany in the Thirties

tattara, giuesppe (1991): Power and Trade: Italy and Germany in the Thirties. Published in: ViertelJahrschrift fur Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte , Vol. 4, No. 78 (1991): pp. 458-500.

Abstract

This article studies the trade relations between Italy and Germany in the thirties. Power asymmetry is underlined and the different aspects of the international clearing between the two countries are clarified with new archive material. Both the dependency of Italy from German coal and the need to find adequate financing for the clearing deficit without inflating the country are discussed.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: International Trade; Power; Fascism
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F13 - Trade Policy ; International Trade Organizations; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F14 - Empirical Studies of Trade; N - Economic History > N1 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics ; Industrial Structure ; Growth ; Fluctuations > N14 - Europe: 1913-

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