The Rationalization Movement In German Industry A Study In The Evolution Of Econ - Robert A. Brady

The Rationalization Movement In German Industry: A Study In The Evolution Of Economic Planning Examines How Rationalizationrdquo; Reshaped German Economic Life Between The Brief Prosperity Of 1924ndash;1929 And The Collapse That Followed. Moving Beyond Surface Kaleidoscopicrdquo; Change, The Book Traces Deeper Structural Shifts Away From Laissez-fairemdash;through Cartels, Standardization Boards, Trade Associations, And State Coordinationmdash;toward An Integrated Order In Which Technical Efficiency, Corporate Power, And Public Authority Converged. Beginning With The Negativerdquo; Phase Of Retrenchmentmdash;closing Obsolete Plants, Consolidating Firms, And Cleaning Up Inflation-era Distortionsmdash;the Study Follows The Transition To Positiverdquo; Rationalization: Scientific Management, Standardization, Cooperative Research, And Large-scale Reorganization In Heavy Industry, Transport, And Utilities.