{"product_id":"opting-for-oil-the-political-economy-of-technological-change-in-the-west-german-industry-1945-1961-0521025761","title":"Opting for Oil: The Political Economy of Technological Change in the West German Industry, 1945-1961","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0521025761\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stokes, Raymond G.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51939576774944,"sku":"NEW0521025761","price":66.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/opting-for-oil-the-political-economy-of-technological-change-in-the-west-german-industry-1945-1961-0521025761","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}