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"Common sense is necessary:" East German reactions to the oil crises of the 1970s
'Man muss die Sache mit Vernunft machen.' Reaktionen der DDR auf die Ölkrisen der 1970er Jahre
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Abstract This article examines the SED leadership’s
perception of the global oil price increases at the beginning of the 1970s, as well as the consequences this had for the GDR. On this basis, the article then deals with the economic and political reactions within the GDR. The country
waived a reform of th... view more
This article examines the SED leadership’s
perception of the global oil price increases at the beginning of the 1970s, as well as the consequences this had for the GDR. On this basis, the article then deals with the economic and political reactions within the GDR. The country
waived a reform of the wage payment system and increased the use of brown coal in the production of electricity, heating, and elsewhere, as well as extended opencast mining in consequence. The intention was to also cut costs on heating oil, petrol, and diesel throughout the economy. The article reveals the difficulties of and limitations to the realization of this strategy and the unfortunate consequences. In the short-term, the political and economic survival of
the GDR could be secured. In the long run, however, these processes played their part in the GDR’s economic collapse.... view less
Keywords
economic development (on national level); crude oil; competitiveness; energy policy; energy supply; German Democratic Republic (GDR); economic policy; energy production; coal; crisis; economic impact
Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Economic Policy
Free Keywords
tariff project
Document language
English
Publication Year
2014
Page/Pages
p. 231-250
Journal
Historical Social Research, 39 (2014) 4
Issue topic
The energy crises of the 1970s
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.39.2014.4.231-250
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed