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Risen from the Ruins: The Economic History of Socialism in the German Democratic Republic

Originally published: Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research on April 20, 2021 (more by Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research) |

The German Democratic Republic (DDR) was a socialist state founded in 1949 as a democratic, antifascist reaction to the Second World War. It redistributed land, socialised the means of production, and collectivised the agricultural system.