nydus/The Economic Consequences of the PeacePublic

John Maynard Keynes, a former British Treasury representative at the Paris Peace Conference, outlines his objections to the economic policies established by the Treaty of Versailles. He argues that the terms of the peace agreement threaten the stability of the European economic organization and risk further damaging a system already weakened by war.

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Reparation

German Exports, 1913	Amount: Million Dollars	Percentage of Total Exports
Books, maps, and music	18.55	0.8
Potash	15.90	0.6
Glass	15.70	0.6
Potassium chloride	14.55	0.6
Pianos, organs, and parts	13.85	0.6
Raw zinc	13.70	0.5
Porcelain	12.65	0.5
	711.70	67.2
Other goods, unenumerated	829.69	32.8
Total	2,524.15	100.0

German Imports, 1913	Amount: Million Dollars	Percentage of Total Exports
I. Raw materials:—
Cotton	151.75	5.6
Hides and skins	124.30	4.6
Wool	118.35	4.4
Copper	83.75	3.1
Coal	68.30	2.5
Timber	58.00	2.2
Iron ore	56.75	2.1
Furs	46.75	1.7
Flax and flaxseed	46.65	1.7

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