The Rhine: A Transnational Economic History

apl. Prof. Dr. Ralf Banken; Prof. Dr. Ben Wubs

doi:10.5771/9783845284736

Summary

The transnational focus of this anthology on the cross-border flow of goods, capital, people and the institutions involved in the Rhine economy adds new insights to existing knowledge of national and local histories. Both the history of the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR) and contributions on environmental issues show that the manifold problems of the riparian Rhine states could, and can, only be solved through international and transnational collaboration. As an early example of transnational collaboration, the CCNR is one of the institutional explanations for the long-term successful economic development of the region. On the other hand, private industry, multinational companies and entrepreneurs played a major role in both the development of the economy along the Rhine and the transnational interdependencies of its core regions. Despite wars and the nationalistic economic policies of governments, these private agents created a long-lasting cross-border economic region.

With contributions by:

Ralf Banken, Antoine Beyer, Marten Boon, Nil Disco, Jeroen Euwe, Hendrik Fischer, Boris Gehlen, Mark Jakob, Hein Klemann, Christopher Kobrak, Theo Notteboom, Uwe Lübken, Laura Rischbieter, Eva-Maria Roelevink, Ben Wubs, Dieter Ziegler

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2017
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-4204-2
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-8473-6
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte des modernen Europa. Economic and Social History of Modern Europe
Volume: 4
Language: English
Pages: 383
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 10
1. Ralf Banken, Ben Wubs
  1. 1.The River Rhine No access Ralf Banken, Ben Wubs
  2. 2.The Rhine region No access Ralf Banken, Ben Wubs
  3. 3.A transnational and long-term project No access Ralf Banken, Ben Wubs
  4. 4.The book’s contributions No access Ralf Banken, Ben Wubs
1. Hein A.M. Klemann
  1. 1. Introduction No access Hein A.M. Klemann
  2. 2. Rhine shipping before 1815 No access Hein A.M. Klemann
  3. 3. The long way to Mainz (1815-1831) No access Hein A.M. Klemann
  4. 4. Steam power and railways, 1831-1866 No access Hein A.M. Klemann
  5. 5. Canalization No access Hein A.M. Klemann
  6. 6. Prussian power politics, 1866-1871 No access Hein A.M. Klemann
  7. 7. Conclusion No access Hein A.M. Klemann
2. Ralf Banken
  1. 1. Introduction No access Ralf Banken
  2. 2. The emergence of the Ruhr coal trade in the Upper Rhine Valley up to 1850 No access Ralf Banken
  3. 3. The dominance of Saar coal in the Upper Rhine Valley, 1850-1890 No access Ralf Banken
  4. 4. The Ruhr recaptures the coal markets of the Upper Rhine Valley, 1890-1914 No access Ralf Banken
  5. 5. Conclusion No access Ralf Banken
1. Ben Wubs
  1. 1. Introduction No access Ben Wubs
  2. 2. Van den Bergh, Jurgens, Schicht and Unilever’s Margarine-Verkaufs-Union No access Ben Wubs
  3. 3. Royal Dutch Rhenania-Ossag No access Ben Wubs
  4. 4. AKU’s Glanzstoff No access Ben Wubs
  5. 5. Deutsche Philips No access Ben Wubs
  6. 6. Conclusion No access Ben Wubs
2. Eva-Maria Roelevink, Dieter Ziegler
  1. 1. Introduction No access Eva-Maria Roelevink, Dieter Ziegler
  2. 2. Excluding ‘unhealthy competition from the coal market’, 1893-1914 No access Eva-Maria Roelevink, Dieter Ziegler
  3. 3. In the interest of war: intervention in the coal industry, 1914-1918 No access Eva-Maria Roelevink, Dieter Ziegler
  4. 4. ‘Nationalization’ and the ‘cooperative economy’: the first coal statute No access Eva-Maria Roelevink, Dieter Ziegler
  5. 5. From coal surplus to coal scarcity in the arms economy and under the autarky policy in the Third Reich No access Eva-Maria Roelevink, Dieter Ziegler
  6. 6. Conclusion No access Eva-Maria Roelevink, Dieter Ziegler
1. Mark Jakob, Laura Rischbieter
  1. Mark Jakob, Laura Rischbieter
    1. 2.1 Coffee No access Mark Jakob, Laura Rischbieter
    2. 2.2 Tobacco No access Mark Jakob, Laura Rischbieter
  2. 3. Conclusion No access Mark Jakob, Laura Rischbieter
2. Boris Gehlen (supported by Hendrik Fischer)
  1. 1. Introduction No access Boris Gehlen (supported by Hendrik Fischer)
  2. 2. German and Rhenish lignite: competition of areas and products No access Boris Gehlen (supported by Hendrik Fischer)
  3. Boris Gehlen (supported by Hendrik Fischer)
    1. 3.1 Geology and geography No access Boris Gehlen (supported by Hendrik Fischer)
    2. 3.2 Property rights and business strategies No access Boris Gehlen (supported by Hendrik Fischer)
    3. 3.3 Cooperation and cartelization No access Boris Gehlen (supported by Hendrik Fischer)
  4. 4. Lignite’s (trans-)nationality and the Rhine No access Boris Gehlen (supported by Hendrik Fischer)
  5. 5. Conclusion No access Boris Gehlen (supported by Hendrik Fischer)
1. Marten Boon
  1. 1. Introduction No access Marten Boon
  2. 2. Pipelines and tankers No access Marten Boon
  3. Marten Boon
    1. 3.1 The German pipeline consortium: a national perspective No access Marten Boon
    2. 3.2 The trans-European pipeline: a transnational perspective No access Marten Boon
  4. 4. Conclusion No access Marten Boon
2. Christopher Kobrak
  1. 1. Introduction No access Christopher Kobrak
  2. 2. Rhine finance in history before 1950 No access Christopher Kobrak
  3. 3. First steps after WWII No access Christopher Kobrak
  4. 4. Strategic alliances and the birth of continental offshore and European banking No access Christopher Kobrak
  5. 5. Conclusion No access Christopher Kobrak
3. Antoine Beyer
  1. 1. River front urbanization as a post-industrial policy. No access Antoine Beyer
  2. Antoine Beyer
    1. 2.1. NRW report (2008) No access Antoine Beyer
    2. 2.2 The second Planco report for the Ministry of Transportation (2013) No access Antoine Beyer
  3. 3. Different shades of grey No access Antoine Beyer
  4. 4. Current legal procedures and increasing the ability of the Länder to play a key role in arbitration and mediation for inland port issues. No access Antoine Beyer
  5. 5. Developing a typology of the changing Rhine ports in an urban perspective No access Antoine Beyer
  6. 6. Conclusion No access Antoine Beyer
1. Jeroen Euwe
  1. 1. Introduction No access Jeroen Euwe
  2. 2. Data and methodology No access Jeroen Euwe
  3. 3. The German Rhine economy prior to WWI No access Jeroen Euwe
  4. 4. The importance of the Rhine economy to Germany prior to the war No access Jeroen Euwe
  5. 5. The post-war recovery of the German Rhine economy No access Jeroen Euwe
  6. 6. Changes in the structure of the German Rhine economy No access Jeroen Euwe
  7. 7. The international Rhine economy No access Jeroen Euwe
  8. 8. Conclusion No access Jeroen Euwe
2. Theo Notteboom
  1. 1. Introduction: profile of the Rhine basin and the Rhine-Scheldt delta No access Theo Notteboom
  2. 2. Conceptual notes on barge networks and gateway ports No access Theo Notteboom
  3. Theo Notteboom
    1. 3.1 The pioneering years: container barge transport as an oddity No access Theo Notteboom
    2. 3.2 The first expansion wave: focus on the Middle and Upper Rhine No access Theo Notteboom
    3. 3.3 The second expansion wave: strong downstream development and organizational dynamics No access Theo Notteboom
    4. 3.4 The new millennium: Is the Rhine basin reaching a maturity phase? No access Theo Notteboom
  4. Theo Notteboom
    1. 4.1 Improved synchronization in the logistics system No access Theo Notteboom
    2. 4.2 Market consolidation and vertical integration No access Theo Notteboom
    3. 4.3 An increased focus on the logistics function of inland terminals No access Theo Notteboom
  5. 5. Concluding remarks: towards a transnational logistics strategy No access Theo Notteboom
1. Uwe Lübken
  1. 1. River histories No access Uwe Lübken
  2. 2. Transformations of the Rhine hydrology No access Uwe Lübken
  3. 3. The return of the suppressed: flooding No access Uwe Lübken
  4. 4. Nature consumption – nature protection No access Uwe Lübken
  5. 5. More room for the river No access Uwe Lübken
2. Nil Disco
  1. 1. Introduction No access Nil Disco
  2. 2. The Rhine Action Plan No access Nil Disco
  3. 3. The Dutch, salt and the ICPR No access Nil Disco
  4. Nil Disco
    1. 4.1 Switzerland No access Nil Disco
    2. 4.2 France No access Nil Disco
    3. 4.3 Germany No access Nil Disco
  5. 5. Rheinland-Pfalz and BASF No access Nil Disco
  6. 6. Sandoz and thereafter. The power of positive thinking No access Nil Disco
  7. 7. Conclusion No access Nil Disco
List of Authors No access Pages 379 - 383