gdr : economic stabilisation post-'61

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construction of berlin wall meant SED no longer had to contend with?
loss of labour supply
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but it also meant it could no longer be used as?
scapegoat
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this secure workforce meant?
could now focus on clear planning of the economy
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what were there clear improvements in in the mid '60s and '70s
housing
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what did dwindling population help leviate?
housing shortage
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and created?
more employment opportunities
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what did they use to address those problems?
ulbricht's new economic system
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in which years?
'63 - '68
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which was then modified to?
economic system of socialism
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in?
'68 - '71
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how did they attempt to make economy more efficient?
reducing central control / allowing some measures of profit to drive industry forward
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what did both policies lack?
soviet support
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and were restricted by?
sed political monoeuvrings
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when was ulbricht replaced?
'71
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who did what?
immediately reversed and reintroduced central planning
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what was the name of honecker's policy?
unity of social and economic policy
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which tried to bring together?
welfare and economy
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what was there early success in creation of?
consumer socialism
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but what did honecker's favouring of the social side lead to?
underinvestment in industry
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example of an economic crisis of the '70s?
opec oil crisis
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in which?
opec dominated by arab states set crude oil prices to their advantage
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what did the gdr rely too heavily on?
dominant economy of the ussr
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and the gdr payed the increasing costs when?
the ussr interfered with prices and trade for own benefit
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who were gdr frequently turning away from in the '80s due to faulty economy?
comecon countries
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and turning towards?
frg
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