The Needs of Europe, Its Economic Reconstruction: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Needs of Europe, Its Economic Reconstruction, credited to Fight the Famine Council, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Needs of Europe, Its Economic Reconstruction by Fight the Famine Council. Read in English by Ted Lienhart. In October 1920, the International Economic Conference in London gathered invitees to review post-war Europe's ravaged economies. Speakers included economists and representatives from various European aid and reconstruction groups. The talks offered a mix: some presented data on production and inflation, while others detailed the widespread misery of disease, famine, and poverty. The conference aimed to identify areas for relief or economic stimulation. The book's modern value lies in its depiction of the enormous economic and social devastation caused by four years of war. - Summary by Ted Lienhart

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Needs of Europe, Its Economic Reconstruction
• Author credits: Fight the Famine Council
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 14
• Listed recording duration: 6:12:16

Catalogue topics

• World War
• economic reconstruction (1914-1945)
• 1914-1918—economic aspects—europe
• war relief—europe—congresses
• economic history—1918-1945
• europe—economic conditions—1918-1945

Track guide

1. 00 - Introductory Note — 22:35
2. 01 - The Purpose of the Conference — 31:23
3. 02 - National Expenditure — 31:06
4. 03 - Jugo-Slavia: Obstacles to Reconstruction — 19:00
5. 04 - Problems of Coal, Transport, and Raw Material — 27:20
6. 05 - The Coal Problem — 29:46
7. 06 - Emergency Measures of International Finance in Relation to Reconstruction — 31:37
8. 07 - Financial Reconstruction — 26:39
9. 08 - The Case of Armenia — 30:04
10. 09 - Palestine — 19:11
11. 10 - The Reconstruction of Europe — 32:03
12. 11 - Obstacles to Reform — 28:25
13. 12 - How to Make the League of Nations an Effective Instrument for Reconstruction — 26:44
14. 13 - An International House of Commons — 16:24

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