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Growth and structural change of municipal expenses in Germany from 1849 to 1913

GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA8211 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.8211
Abstract: This study aims at capturing the growth and structural changes of municipal expenses in Germany from the middle of the 19th century until World War I, and at interpreting them on the basis of theoretical findings. For this purpose, the entire statistical material on municipal finances before 1913 has been sifted for the first time and analysed methodically. Moreover, the literature on municipal finances in this epoch has also been taken into account accordingly. On the basis of these results, Adolph Wagner´s thesis on a growing public activity should be verified in detail. In this context, spe ... more
Topics: HISTORY

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 1849 - 1913
Geographic coverage: Historical German lands (-1871) (DQDE), Prussia | German Reich (1871-1945) (DXDE), Prussia
Universe: Gemeindeausgaben, Ausgaben der Städte, Kommunalausgaben und Ausgaben für Volksschulen in Preußen. Kommunalaufwand und Kommunalausgaben im Deutschen Reich.
Number of Units: 10 Zeitpunkte
Mode of Data Collection: Sources: - Individual publications - Statistical Handbooks (e.g.: statistical handbook for Prussia, statistical handbook for German cities, statistical year book for the German Reich, statistical year book for the Federal Republic of Germany,…) - Government documents and reports from the parliament - Official journals (among others from the royal ... more
Analysis System(s): Excel
Number of Variables: 251 Zeitreihen

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Bolenz, Jürgen - Albert-Ludwigs-Universität zu Freiburg (Br.)
Publication year: 1998
DOI: 10.4232/1.8211
Study number: ZA8211
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2010-04-13, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.8211
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Reference publications

Publications: Bolenz, Jürgen: Wachstum und Strukturwandlungen der kommunalen Ausgaben in Deutschland 1849-1913. Versuch einer Interpretation. Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung der staatswissenschaftlichen Doktorwürde der Rechts- und Staatswissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität zu Freiburg i. Br., 1965.
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