This is a study of how German monetary history - in the form of the lessons learned from Germany\'s experience of inflation in 1922-3 and 1936-45 - became politicised in the post-war era and transformed into a political weapon in debates surrounding the establishment of West Germany\'s Central Bank and who should control monetary policy..
This is a study of how German monetary history - in the form of the lessons learned from Germany\'s experience of inflation in 1922-3 and 1936-45 - became politicised in the post-war era and transformed into a political weapon in debates surrounding the establishment of West Germany\'s Central Bank and who should control monetary policy.