Ruins to Riches by Raymond G Stokes
In 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.
'Stokes provides a highly accessible and nuanced comparative history of the evolution of German and Japanese capitalism after World War II, highlighting the key if ambiguous role of the United States in their success' Geoffrey Jones, author of Deeply Responsible Business. A Global History of Values-Driven Leadership
'Ray Stokes presents a marvelous synthetic history of the remarkable (and as he shows, somewhat surprising) post World War II recovery and growth of the German and Japanese economies. The book is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to understand the remarkable and enduring success of both of these highly successful political economies.' Gary Herrigel, author of Manufacturing Constructions: Creative Action and Industrial Recomposition in the US, Germany and Japan
'Ray Stokes is one of the foremost international experts on the history of German industrialization and now he has turned his historical acumen to Japan as well. The result is extraordinarily good, filled with fresh insights and fascinating details. We have needed a work like this for a long time, and Stokes has provided it with masterful style and verve.' Mark Metzler, author of Capital as Will and Imagination: Schumpeter's Guide to the Postwar Japanese Miracle
'Writing with clarity and force, Ray Stokes tells one of the most important economic stories in modern history. The economic recovery of Japan and Germany after World War II, when in a few decades they transformed from defeated nations with devastated infrastructures into economic powerhouses with the second and third largest economies in the world, remains a stunning development. This is an important book both to understand the past and think towards the future, and Stokes should be commended for writing it.' Phillips O'Brien, author of How the War Was Won: Air-Sea Power and Allied Victory in World War II
'Ray Stokes presents a marvelous synthetic history of the remarkable (and as he shows, somewhat surprising) post World War II recovery and growth of the German and Japanese economies. The book is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to understand the remarkable and enduring success of both of these highly successful political economies.' Gary Herrigel, author of Manufacturing Constructions: Creative Action and Industrial Recomposition in the US, Germany and Japan
'Ray Stokes is one of the foremost international experts on the history of German industrialization and now he has turned his historical acumen to Japan as well. The result is extraordinarily good, filled with fresh insights and fascinating details. We have needed a work like this for a long time, and Stokes has provided it with masterful style and verve.' Mark Metzler, author of Capital as Will and Imagination: Schumpeter's Guide to the Postwar Japanese Miracle
'Writing with clarity and force, Ray Stokes tells one of the most important economic stories in modern history. The economic recovery of Japan and Germany after World War II, when in a few decades they transformed from defeated nations with devastated infrastructures into economic powerhouses with the second and third largest economies in the world, remains a stunning development. This is an important book both to understand the past and think towards the future, and Stokes should be commended for writing it.' Phillips O'Brien, author of How the War Was Won: Air-Sea Power and Allied Victory in World War II
Raymond Stokes is Professor of Business History and Director of the Centre for Business History in Scotland at the University of Glasgow. His extensive publications on business, environmental, and technological history include co-authoring The Business of Waste (CUP, 2013) and Building on Air (CUP, 2016).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781316514528 |
| ISBN 10 | 1316514528 |
| Title | Ruins to Riches |
| Author | Raymond G Stokes |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2024-05-09 |
| Number of pages | 345 |
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