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Opting for Oil: The Political Economy of Technological Change in the West German Industry, 1945-1961

By Raymond G. Stokes

Book information

Year
1994
ISBN
9780511528583, 0521451248, 9780521025768, 0521025761, 0511528582, 9780521451246
LCC
HD9656.G38 S77 1994
Open Library ID
OL1396501M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (2148506 bytes)
Pages
273\273
Topic
History
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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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