Selling the Economic Miracle

Selling the Economic Miracle
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Publisher : Berghahn Books
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 1845452232
ISBN-13 : 9781845452230
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Book Synopsis Selling the Economic Miracle by : Mark E. Spicka

Download or read book Selling the Economic Miracle written by Mark E. Spicka and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through an examination of election campaign propaganda and various public relations campaigns, reflecting new electioneering techniques borrowed from the United States, this work explores how conservative political and economic groups sought to construct and sell a political meaning of the Social Market Economy and the Economic Miracle in West Germany during the 1950s.The political meaning of economics contributed to conservative electoral success, constructed a new belief in the free market economy within West German society, and provided legitimacy and political stability for the new Federal Republic of Germany.


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