The German Tradition of Organized Capitalism
Self-Government in the Coal Industry
Published on 5. May 1994
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-19-827761-3 (ISBN)
Description
Dr Parnell provides a two-level analysis of the politics of government-industry relations in Germany. On the one hand, he presents an in-depth examination of the politics of the German coal industry. On the other, he offers a more general account of the characteristic relationship between state and industry in one of the most successful post-war economies.
He argues that the crucial concept in understanding those relations is Selbstverwaltung (self-government). This notion, despite evolving over time, displays a continuity in its key features that serves to elucidate the unique position of the state in government-industry relations in Germany. The author argues that by shedding further light on existing theories of organized capitalism and corporatism, the notion of self-government can provide a basis for the analysis of broader socio-economic relations within the German-speaking world, and, in particular, the German economy's continued success.
He argues that the crucial concept in understanding those relations is Selbstverwaltung (self-government). This notion, despite evolving over time, displays a continuity in its key features that serves to elucidate the unique position of the state in government-industry relations in Germany. The author argues that by shedding further light on existing theories of organized capitalism and corporatism, the notion of self-government can provide a basis for the analysis of broader socio-economic relations within the German-speaking world, and, in particular, the German economy's continued success.
Reviews / Votes
`Full and well written account of the rise and decline of the German mining industry.'Anglo-German Review It is a complex tale to tell, and Parnell leads the reader through its complexities with admirable clarity and understanding ... this is an exceedingly well-informed study which will provide the reader with an excellent insight into a major aspect of the framework, as well as some of the causes, of the success of the German post-war economy. * Business History * This work, which has a comprehensive bibliography and is well footnoted, is an excellent addition to Clarendon Press's series of books on Government-Industry relations and can be recommended to anyone interested in the development of the German political economy. * German Politics *
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 225 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
476 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-827761-3 (9780198277613)
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Content
Part 1 The German hard-coal industry before 1945: coal, capitalism and the state; the state, war and industry. Part 2 The West German coal industry 1945-90: coal, politics and industrial continuity; the rise before the fall 1945-1957; coal in acute crisis 1958-1969; 20 years of retrenchment 1970-1990. Part 3 Continuities in sectoral self-governance: the German tradition of self-regulation; coal and self-government; coal, corporatism and labour; conclusion - coal and contemporary organized capitalism.