{"product_id":"ruins-to-riches-the-economic-resurgence-of-germany-and-japan-after-1945-hardback-9781316514528","title":"Ruins to Riches; The Economic Resurgence of Germany and Japan after 1945 (Hardback) 9781316514528","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRuins to Riches\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Economic Resurgence of Germany and Japan after 1945\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first comparative account of the remarkable economic recovery of Germany and Japan since the end of World War II.\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\"\u003e9781316514528, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 May 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e345 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.1 x 2.4 cm, 0.64 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'… an outstanding analysis of (West) German and Japanese economic history since 1945. This is a book that will be welcomed by novices as well as by readers who are interested in economic history but unfamiliar with this particular topic.' Armin Grünbacher, Journal of Modern History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 1945, Germany and Japan lay prostrate after total war and resounding defeat. By 1960, they had the second and fifth largest economies in the world respectively. This global leadership has been maintained ever since. How did these 'economic miracles' come to pass, and why were these two nations particularly adept at achieving them? Ray Stokes is the first to unpack these questions from comparative and international perspectives, emphasising both the individuals and companies behind this exceptional performance and the broader global political and economic contexts. He highlights the potent mixtures in both countries of judicious state action, effective industrial organisation, benign labour relations, and technological innovation, which they adapted constantly – sometimes painfully – to take full advantage of rapidly growing post-war international trade and globalisation. Together, they explain the spectacular resurgence of Deutschland AG and Japan Incorporated to global economic and technological leadership, which they have sustained to the present.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. No Mere Incantation: Rising from the Ashes of Defeat, 1945 to the early 1950s\u003cbr\u003e 1. From Foe to Friend: The Allied Military Occupation of Germany and Japan\u003cbr\u003e 2. Networking the Miracle Makers: (Re-)Constructing Cooperative Capitalism\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Making Miracles, 1950–1973\u003cbr\u003e 3. Manufacturing Miracles I: Forging Alternative Fordisms\u003cbr\u003e 4. Manufacturing Miracles II: From Humble Craftsmen to World Beaters\u003cbr\u003e 5. Consuming Miracles\u003cbr\u003e 6. Exporting Wonders\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Sustaining Miracles, 1973–1989\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Wages of Construction\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Hauntings of the Past\u003cbr\u003e 9. Fragile Strength: Coping with Currency and Oil Crises\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Navigating Waves of Globalization, 1990 to the present\u003cbr\u003e 10. Managing in Major Markets: Making and Selling in the United States and China\u003cbr\u003e 11. Coping with the Close of the Cold War\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Shock of the New Century: Three Crises (and a Near Miss)\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Deutschland AG and Japan Inc. – Lessons and Limits.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economic history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economic history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economic%20history%20%5BKCZ%5D%22\"\u003eKCZ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52453537022232,"sku":"9781316514528","price":26.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781316514528i.jpg?v=1785286036","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/ruins-to-riches-the-economic-resurgence-of-germany-and-japan-after-1945-hardback-9781316514528","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}