Die Ruhrkohle in der kriegswirtschaftlichen Regulierung, 1914-1918

Böse Christian () and Ziegler Dieter ()
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Böse Christian: Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum, Am Bergbaumuseum 28, 44791 Bochum
Ziegler Dieter: Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Fakultät für Geschichtswissenschaft, Lehrstuhl für Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensgeschichte, 44780 Bochum

Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook, 2015, vol. 56, issue 2, 421-450

Abstract: The German war economy suffered from resource shortages during WWI because the Allies were able to block imports with its naval blockade. Coal was more or less the only natural resource relevant to the war economy which was available domestically and in abundance. Therefore, authorities were hardly concerned with the supply of coal when the war broke out. As the war lasted longer than expected, even the coal ran short. This article examines the measures adopted by the authorities to secure the supply of energy for the military, the war economy and households. On the one hand, the authorities relied on the syndicated marketing organization of the coal cartels. On the other hand, the Prussian state was itself a major coal producer in the Ruhr which was not part of the Ruhr Coal Syndicate and competed with the cartelized privately owned mining companies.

Keywords: Steinkohlenbergbau; Kohlenwirtschaft; Kartell; Syndikat; Kriegswirtschaft; Erster Weltkrieg (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1515/jbwg-2015-0017

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