Werner Abelshauser

The Dynamics of German Industry

Germany's Path toward the New Economy and the American Challenge

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Produktbeschreibung

Over the past decade, the "German Model" of industrial organization has been the subject of vigorous debate among social scientists and historians, especially in comparison to the American one. Is a "Rhenish capitalism" still viable at the beginning of the 21st century and does it offer a road to the New Economy different from the one, in which the standards are set by the U.S.? The author, one of Germany's leading economic historians, analyzes the special features of the German path to the New Economy as it faces the American challenge. He paints a fascinating picture of Germany Inc. and looks at the durability of some of its structures and the mentalities that undergird it. He sees a "culture clash" and argues against an underestimation of the dynamics of the German industrial system. A provocative book for all interested in comparative economics and those who have been inclined to dismiss the German Model as outmoded and weak.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 419g
• ISBN-13: 9781845450724
• ISBN-10: 1845450728
• Artikelnr.: 44841767

Autorenporträt

Werner Abelshauser taught European History at the European University Institute, Florence, Italy. He now holds the Chair in Economic History at the Faculty of History and Philosophy at the University of Bielefeld and is one of the directors of the Bielefeld Institute for Global Society Studies. His publications include books and articles on the history of European integration, economic history, and business history.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Tables
Introduction
Chapter 1. A living Past
* Beyond "The End of History"
* The Splendor and Misery of Rhine Capitalism
Chapter 2. The German Empire - Hothouse of Postindustrial Institutions
* From Liberalism to the Coordinated Production Regime
* Patterns of Socialization Compared: The Economies of Germany and
Great Britain - Germany-The First Postliberal Nation - From Autonomy
to Self-Governance-The German Path to Industrial Development - Market
and State - No Antagonism
* Interest Intermediation between Societal and State Corporatism - The
Century of Corporatism - The Failure of State Corporatism in the
German Empire - Cartels-Market Regulation German Style - Societal
Corporatism in the Weimar Republic
Chapter 3. The German Production Regime
* The Production Regime of the Coordinated Market Economy -
Institutional Prerequisites of Diversified Quality Production -
Coordinated Market Economy
* The American Challenge - The Fordist Alternative - Fordist Strategic
Approaches in the German Automotive Industry between the World Wars -
Fordism during the War: The Krupp Case - Breakthrough to Mass
Consumption - "West German Fordism": The Volkswagen Case - The End of
Mass Production
* Codetermination: The German Response to the Agency Problem
* Social Market Economy: Production-Related Design of the Organization
and Rules of the Economy
Chapter 4. The German Road to the Twenty-first Century
* Many Roads Lead to Rome
* Anachronisms of the "Economic Miracle"
* Strengths and Weaknesses of the German Production Regime
Postscript
Select Bibliography
Index