Biographies of Frederick the Great generally emphasise the
military and diplomatic events of his reign and neglect to discuss
fully the significance of his economic policy.
In this series of essays Dr. Henderson deals with various
aspects of the Prussian economy in Frederick the Great's reign. He
describes Frederick's commercial policy, the reconstruction of
Prussia after the Seven Years War and the state of the Prussian
economy in 1780's, showing that alone among his contemporaries
Frederick left his country with a far more flourishing economy than
it had been when he ascended the throne. The role of the private
entrepreneur in Prussia at this time is illustrated by surveys of
the careers of the merchants Splitgerber and Gotzkowsky who
promoted the expansion of Prussia's armament, silk and porcelain
industries. This book was first published in 1963.
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