TY - BOOK AB - "The establishment of the Communist social model in one part of Germany was a result of international postwar developments, of the Cold War waged by East and West, and of the resultant partition of Germany." This study offers an in-depth exploration of the GDR economy's starting conditions and the obstacles to growth it confronted during the consolidation phase.--[book cover] AU - Steiner, André. CN - HC290.78 CN - HC290.78 CY - New York : DA - 2010. ET - 1st ed. ID - 351515 KW - Central planning LA - eng N2 - "The establishment of the Communist social model in one part of Germany was a result of international postwar developments, of the Cold War waged by East and West, and of the resultant partition of Germany." This study offers an in-depth exploration of the GDR economy's starting conditions and the obstacles to growth it confronted during the consolidation phase.--[book cover] PB - Berghahn Books, PP - New York : PY - 2010. SN - 9781845457488 (alk. paper) SN - 184545748X (alk. paper) T1 - The plans that failed :an economic history of the GDR / TI - The plans that failed :an economic history of the GDR / ER -