Willy Kraus

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Willy Kraus (born 1918 in Düsseldorf ; died July 11, 2006 ) was a German economist.

life and work

Willy Kraus became a full professor at the Ruhr University in Bochum in 1965 . From the winter semester 1968/1969 he began teaching at the East Asia Institute. In 1983 his activity there ended with his retirement.

Kraus then took on a teaching position at the University of Duisburg-Essen and was one of the decisive pioneers of the East Asia program at the University of Duisburg-Essen. In 1994 he received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Economics at the Gerhard Mercator University in Duisburg for his outstanding commitment.

One focus of his academic work was the economy of East Asia. Kraus was a visiting professor at Tōkyō University .

Publications

I. Books and monographs

  • Economic growth and balance . Knapp, Frankfurt 1955. Korean edition under the same title, Seoul 1960.
  • National accounts . (= The economics ). Gabler, Cologne / Wiesbaden 1961.
  • with Albrecht Kruse-Rodenacker and Gerhard Lindauer: Development opportunities for small and medium-sized industries in Indonesia . Research work on behalf of the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation, Berlin / Bochum / Stuttgart 1969.
  • with Karl Hax: industrial societies in transition. Japan and the FRG. Bertelsmann, Gütersloh 1970.
  • Increase in agricultural production and its processing in Afghanistan. Afghan studies. Hain, Meisenheim am Glan 1972.
  • Afghanistan, nature, history and culture; State, economy and society. Erdmann, Tübingen 1972. (2nd edition 1974)
  • with Karl Hax: crisis of economic growth. Quality of life in Japan and in the Federal Republic of Germany. Erdmann, Tübingen 1974.
  • Humanization of the world of work. Design options in Japan and in the Federal Republic of Germany. Erdmann, Tübingen 1979.
  • Economic Development and Social Change in the People's Republic of China. Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York 1979.
  • Joint ventures in the People's Republic of China. In: Materials and Small Fonts. Published by the Institute for Development Research and Development Policy at the Ruhr University Bochum. January 1980.
  • On Investments to Foreign Countries and Industrial Relations . Seminar Series of the Korean International Economic Institute, Seoul 1981.
  • Economic Development and Social Change in the People's Republic of China. Springer, New York 1982.
  • The Japanese challenge: Far Eastern mentality and strategy . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1982.

II. Contributions in collective works

  • Full monetary employment policy. In: “Full employment - through money creation and budget deficit?” Financial research. Ed .: Günter Schmölders. University of Cologne (Financial Research Institute) 1956.
  • Full employment as a permanent state? In: “Full employment - through money creation and budget deficit?” Financial research. Ed .: Günter Schmölders. University of Cologne (Financial Research Institute) 1956.
  • Economic growth. In: Catholic Social Lexicon. Tyrolia, Vienna / Munich 1964.
  • Development problems of the pasture economy in the arid regions. In: Pasture management in arid regions. (= Giessen contributions to development research. Volume I). Gustav Fischer, Stuttgart 1965.
  • With the collaboration of Klaus Dorner: Development of the Economy. In: H. Besters, EE Boesch (Ed.): Development policy. Manual and Lexicon. Kreuz Verlag, Stuttgart / Berlin / Mainz 1966.
  • Labor potential. In: Development Policy. Manual and Lexicon. Kreuz Verlag, Stuttgart / Berlin / Mainz 1966.
  • Employment policy. In: Development Policy. Manual and Lexicon. Kreuz Verlag, Stuttgart / Berlin / Mainz 1966.
  • with Hans-Diedrich Cremer: population growth, food supply and economic development. In: Handbook of Agriculture and Food in Developing Countries. Ulmer, Stuttgart 1967.
  • Economic policy models of the developing countries. In: Theoretical and institutional foundations of economic policy. Theodor Wessels on his 65th birthday. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1967.
  • International cooperation of various disciplines to improve nutrition in developing countries. Summary of results and conclusions. In: Proceedings of the Seventh International Congress of Nutrition, Hamburg 1966. Vieweg & Sohn, Braunschweig 1967.
  • Nomadism as a development problem. In: Nomadism as a development problem. Bochum Symposium 14,116. July 1967. Bertelsmann Universitätsverlag, Bielefeld 1969.
  • Development policy and revolutionary movements in developing countries. In: Ernst-Albrecht von Renesse (Ed.): Revolt and revolution in developing countries. Bertelsmann Universitätsverlag, Bielefeld 1969.
  • The development policy concept of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Industrial societies in transition. Japan and the FRG. Bertelsmann, Gütersloh 1970.
  • Theory & Practice of Economic Development. In: Methods of Accelerating Development. A Report on the Seminar held under the Auspices of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. 31st December 1968-11th January 1969. Colombo, Ceylon 1969.
  • With the collaboration of Günter Grosche and Rolf Lehmann-Richter: Exploitation of the developing countries through private investments? In: German Foundation for Developing Countries: Materials for Development Aid Critique. Current contributions to the discussion about German development policy. Bonn Doc 462 E 94/69. In: Michael Bohnet (Ed.): The North-South Problem. Conflicts between industrialized and developing countries. Piper, Munich 1971.
  • Tradition and Progress in Japanese Economic Development. In: Lydia Brüll, Ulrich Kemper (Ed.): Asia. Tradition and progress. Festschrift for Horst Hammitzsch on his 60th birthday. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1971.
  • Small-Scale Industries in Southeast Asia - A Way to Stabilization in Southeast Asian Economies. In: Bernhard Großmann (Ed.): Southeast Asia in the Modern World. (= Writings of the Institute for Asian Studies. Volume 34). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1972.
  • Agricultural Policy in Afghanistan. Basics, tasks and problems. In: Afghan Studies. Vol. 6: Increase in agricultural production and its processing in Afghanistan. Willy Kraus (Ed.). Hain, Meisenheim am Glan 1972.
  • Economic Growth and Public Nuisances. In: K. Okochi, H. Arisawa (Eds.): Postwar Economic Growth and Social Welfare. Tokyo 1972 (Japanese).
  • Economic growth and its undesirable side effects. In: Essays in Economic Theory, Application, and Practice. In Honor of Professor Hochhin Choi. (= Commemorative Essays. Vol. 3). Seoul 1974.
  • Development concepts and development experiences of the People's Republic of China. On the question of their utilization for development research and development policy. In: East Asia - scientific contributions to language, literature, history, intellectual history, economics, politics and geography. Publications of the East Asia Institute of the Ruhr University Bochum. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1975.
  • On the relevance of Chinese traditionality to development policy. In: China. Culture, politics and economy. Ceremony for Alfred Hoffmann on his 65th birthday. Erdmann, Tübingen 1976. Publications by Prof. Dr. Willy Kraus
  • Development Strategies in the People's Republic of China. Lessons for the developing world. In: Winfried von Urff (ed.): Writings of the association for social policy. Society for Economic and Social Sciences. new episode, Volume 90, Integration of Developing Countries in an Unstable World Economy - Problems, Opportunities, Dangers. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1976.
  • Requirements of raw materials and energy for industrialized countries. In: K. Okochi (Ed.): Socio-Economic Problems of Industrialized Countries in Search of Obtaining New Equilibrium. Tokyo 1977 (Japanese).
  • The Japanese development after the war from a German perspective. In: Crisis of Economic Growth. Quality of life in Japan and in the Federal Republic of Germany. Erdmann, Tübingen 1974.
  • End of the 'independent' development path? In: Maoism: Continuity and Discontinuity. Balance sheet and prospects for developments after Mao Tse-tung's death. Brockmeyer, Bochum 1977.
  • On the economic cooperation between China and western industrialized countries. In: Opportunities and Problems of Business with China. (= Writings on foreign trade. 15). Chamber of Commerce and Industry Hannover-Hildesheim, March 1981.
  • Private direct investment abroad and employer-employee relations. In: Kazuo Okochi (ed.): The Japanese and West German economies after the oil crisis. Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Tokyo 1981.
  • Economic Development and Social Change in the People's Republic of China. In: The Fischer World Almanach 1982. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 1981.
  • World culture, independent development and industrialization process. In: Karlernst Ringer, Ernst-Albrecht von Renesse, Christian Uhlig (ed.): Perspektiven der Entwicklungspolitik. Erdmann Verlag, Tübingen 1981.
  • with Wilfried Lütkenhorst: Atlantic Present - Pacific Future? Comments on the economic and foreign policy orientation of the USA. In: Th. Leuenberger (ed.): Western Europe - USA: Tension and Relationship. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1983.
  • History, tradition and industrialization process. In: Peter Snoy ao: Ethnology and history. Steiner Verlag, Wiesbaden 1983.

literature

  • Bruno Lewin: Willy Kraus on retirement. In: Bochum Yearbook on East Asia Research 1983. Study publisher Dr. Norbert Brockmeyer, Bochum, ISBN 3-88337-347-6 , p. 3.
  • A. Woll, K. Glaubitt, K.-H. Schäfer (Ed.): National development and international cooperation. Challenge of economic research. Festschrift for Willy Kraus' 65th birthday. Springer-Verlag, 1983, ISBN 3-540-12221-4 .

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personal data
SURNAME Kraus, Willy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German economist
DATE OF BIRTH 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Dusseldorf
DATE OF DEATH July 11, 2006