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In 1900 the newly appointed Austrian prime minister, Ernest von Koerber, initiated a novel program of economic development designed to solve the political and economic problems of the Habsburg Monarchy. Ambitious and ingenious as the plan was, it proved a failure, and in this book Alexander Gerschenkron assesses its career and significance for both



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*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Illustrations, pg. viii*Preface, pg. ix*LECTURE ONE. The Road Before, the Moment, and its Hero, pg. 1*LECTURE TWO. The Economic Backwardness of Austria, pg. 45*LECTURE THREE. The Stumbling Block, pg. 85*LECTURE FOUR. The Retrospect, pg. 123*APPENDIX I, pg. 159*APPENDIX II, pg. 163*Index of Proper Names, pg. 167

An Economic Spurt that Failed

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 8 March 2015
      ISBN-13 9780691616582
      978-0691616582
      ISBN-10 0691616582

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In 1900 the newly appointed Austrian prime minister, Ernest von Koerber, initiated a novel program of economic development designed to solve the political and economic problems of the Habsburg Monarchy. Ambitious and ingenious as the plan was, it proved a failure, and in this book Alexander Gerschenkron assesses its career and significance for both



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Illustrations, pg. viii*Preface, pg. ix*LECTURE ONE. The Road Before, the Moment, and its Hero, pg. 1*LECTURE TWO. The Economic Backwardness of Austria, pg. 45*LECTURE THREE. The Stumbling Block, pg. 85*LECTURE FOUR. The Retrospect, pg. 123*APPENDIX I, pg. 159*APPENDIX II, pg. 163*Index of Proper Names, pg. 167

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