| Opting for Oil: The Political Economy of Technological Change in the West German Industry, 1945 1961 Contributor(s): Stokes, Raymond G. (Author), Raymond G., Stokes (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521025761 ISBN-13: 9780521025768 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2006 Annotation: This book investigates the causes, course, and consequences of the shift in West German chemical technology from a coal to a petroleum basis between 1945 and 1961. It examines the historical underpinnings of technological culture of the German chemical industry; changing political and economic constraints on technological decision-making in the postwar period; and the actual decision-making process within five individual firms. The study's main importance lies in its detailed portrayal of decision-making within individual chemical firms. By addressing a wide variety of broader issues, as well--including the origins and impact of the division of Germany; the effects of the Wirtschaftswunder, or economic miracle; European integration; and the changing role of the West German Federal Republic in the international political order--this book explains how West German industry regained and then retained a competitive position in world markets. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Industries - Energy - Business & Economics | Economics - General |
| Dewey: 338.476 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.86 lbs) 276 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 1950's - Cultural Region - Germany - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 1940's |
