{"product_id":"opting-for-oil-the-political-economy-of-technological-change-in-the-west-german-industry-1945-1961-paperback-9780521025768","title":"Opting for Oil; The Political Economy of Technological Change in the West German Industry, 1945–1961 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521025768","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eOpting for Oil\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Political Economy of Technological Change in the West German Industry, 1945–1961\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn analysis of how the West German chemical industry regained and then retained a competitive position in world markets from 1945–61.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRaymond G. Stokes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521025768, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 April 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e276 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.3 x 15.5 x 1.4 cm, 0.397 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… finely crafted … fine achievement in scholarly analysis.' Nature\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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 the technological culture of the German chemical industry; changing political and economic constraints on technological decision-making in the post-war period; and the actual decision-making process within five individual firms. By addressing a wide variety of broader issues - 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\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Background: 1. Politics and technological excellence: organic chemicals, 1860–1945: 2. Western German chemicals in flux, 1945–55\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Bargaining from Strength: The Political Economy Of Technological Change, 1945–55: 3. A new agenda, 1949–55: Cold War, changing energy patterns and the development of West German chemical technology\u003cbr\u003e 4. Rejoining the international community: international cooperation and technology transfer, 1951–5\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Alternative Paths to Plenty: Case Studies from the mid-1950s: 5. Fifty-fifty with the petroleum multinationals: BASF, Shell, and Rheinische Olefinwerke\u003cbr\u003e 6. Fifty-fifty with the petroleum multinationals: Bayer, British Petroleum, and Erdölchemie\u003cbr\u003e 7. Going it alone: Hoechst\u003cbr\u003e 8. State's interest and technological change: Hüls and cold-rubber technology\u003cbr\u003e 9. End game strategies: the German coal industry and the Fischer–Tropsch process\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Consolidating the New Regime, 1957–61: 10. Petrochemicals triumphant, 1957–61\u003cbr\u003e 11. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Postwar%2020th%20century%20history,%20from%20c%201945%20to%20c%202000%20%5BHBLW3%5D%22\"\u003eHBLW3\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45978402488600,"sku":"9780521025768","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521025768i_a90d36fb-39fe-4c75-93be-c2458d7ca0fe.jpg?v=1694964658","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/opting-for-oil-the-political-economy-of-technological-change-in-the-west-german-industry-1945-1961-paperback-9780521025768","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}