'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