Peter DeVita’s dedication in communicating the importance of Engineering History and its place in society is central to the thematic construct of “The Search for Advocacy” Not only must economics address the coveted role and contributions of engineering today and in the past, but they must take up political action in order to address the growing shortfall in job and product quality at a local and domestic level. The book strives to create a balance between localised quality and engineering opportunity and the growing consumer choice power that has come to define contemporary globalisation trends within western industrialized countries.