West German Industrialists and the Making of the Economic Miracle : A History of Mentality and Recovery

Grünbacher, Armin

Bloomsbury Academic（2019/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 224 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781472965370
• DDC分類 338.094309045

Full Description

West German Industrialists and the Making of the Economic Miracle investigates the mentality of post-war German (heavy) industrialists through an analysis of their attitudes, thinking and views on social, political and, of course, economic matters at the time, including the 'social market economy' and how they saw their own role in society, with this investigation taking place against the backdrop of the 'economic miracle' and the Cold War of the 1950s and 60s. The book also includes an assessment of whether the self-declared, new 'aristocracy of merit' justified its place in society and carried out its actions in a new spirit of political responsibility. This is an important text for all students interested in the history of Germany and the modern economic history of Europe.

Contents

List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Part I: From War Criminals to Captains of Industry
Chapter 1: The 'Missing Link': The Role of Chambers of Industry and Commerce for Entrepreneurial Self-perception in the Immediate Post-war Period
Chapter 2: Ways of Redemption: Public Relations, the IHG and the DII

Part II: The Miracle Makers: Industrialists and their Self-perception in the 'Economic Miracle' Period
Chapter 3: The New 'Entrepreneur'
Chapter 4: 'Americanization'? Leadership Recruitment and Training
Chapter 5: Bürgerlichkeit: Culture and Honour, Upstarts and Old Elites
Chapter 6: Politics: Business, Association and the State

Part III: Business
Chapter 7: Living with the 'Enemy': Trade Unions, Worker representation and Communists
Chapter 8: Osthandel: Trading with the 'Enemy'

Conclusion

Bibliography
Index