European Economies Since The Second World War

Author : Bernard J. Foley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1349265659
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book European Economies since the Second World War written by Bernard J. Foley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1998-06-10 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the behaviour and performance of key European economies since the end of the Second World War. The unifying theme of the book is the way in which the economies concerned have experienced and dealt with growth, stagnation and structural change. As well as providing an overview of post-war experience, each chapter identifies particular policy issues of major significance to the economy in question.

Author : N. F. R. Crafts
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521499644
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Economic Growth in Europe Since 1945 written by N. F. R. Crafts and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996-04-18 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compelling volume re-examines the topic of economic growth in Europe after the Second World War. The contributors approach the subject armed not only with new theoretical ideas, but also with the experience of the 1980s on which to draw. The analysis is based on both applied economics and on economic history. Thus, while the volume is greatly informed by insights from growth theory, emphasis is given to the presentation of chronological and institutional detail. The case study approach and the adoption of a longer-run perspective than is normal for economists allow new insights to be obtained. As well as including chapters that consider the experience of individual European countries, the book explores general European institutional arrangements and historical circumstances. The result is a genuinely comparative picture of post-war growth, with insights that do not emerge from standard cross-section regressions based on the post-1960 period.

Author : Barry Eichengreen
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691138486
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The European Economy Since 1945 written by Barry Eichengreen and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2008-07-21 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: However, this inheritance of economic and social institutions that was the solution until around 1973--when Europe had to switch from growth based on brute-force investment and the acquisition of known technologies to growth based on increased efficiency and innovation--then became the problem.

Author : Bernard J. Foley
Publisher : MacMillan Reference
ISBN 13 : 9780333653241
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book European Economies Since the Second World War written by Bernard J. Foley and published by MacMillan Reference. This book was released on 1998 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text examines the behaviour and performance of key European economies since the end of World War II. The unifying theme of the book is the way in which the economies concerned have experienced and dealt with growth, stagnation and structural change. As well as providing an overview of post-war experience, each chapter identifies particular policy issues of major significance to the economy in question.

Author : Derek Aldcroft
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113620928X
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The European Economy Since 1914 written by Derek Aldcroft and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-12-07 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fifth edition of The European Economy provides a succinct and lucid account of the development and problems of the European economy since the first world war. It covers the whole of Europe including Russia and Turkey. The text divides into several clearly defined sub-periods: the impact and aftermath of the first world war and recovery and reconstruction during the 1920s; the depression and the recovery of the 1930s; the impact of the second world war and the new political division in Europe; the post-war boom of the 1950s and 1960s and then into the growth slowdown of the 1970s and the persistent problems of inflation and unemployment. It then analyses the demise of the centrally planned economies of eastern Europe and the move to a more united Europe and then discusses the financial and economic problems that have emerged in the early twenty-first century. This new edition has been extensively revised, new chapters have been added and the reading lists updated. Though the volume is designed as a basic introductory text the authors elicit some of the lessons that can be learnt from a study of past development, one of which is the limited power of governments to influence the course of events and to combat the operation of market forces.

Author : Max Schulze
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317887336
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Western Europe written by Max Schulze and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-10 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This major new text offers a clearly structured introduction to the economic and social development of Western Europe since the Second World War. A team of experts explore key aspects of postwar Europe's economy and society in a number of thematic chapters, with a regional and strongly comparative focus and these are followed by specific national studies.

Author : Barry Eichengreen
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400829542
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The European Economy since 1945 written by Barry Eichengreen and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1945, many Europeans still heated with coal, cooled their food with ice, and lacked indoor plumbing. Today, things could hardly be more different. Over the second half of the twentieth century, the average European's buying power tripled, while working hours fell by a third. The European Economy since 1945 is a broad, accessible, forthright account of the extraordinary development of Europe's economy since the end of World War II. Barry Eichengreen argues that the continent's history has been critical to its economic performance, and that it will continue to be so going forward. Challenging standard views that basic economic forces were behind postwar Europe's success, Eichengreen shows how Western Europe in particular inherited a set of institutions singularly well suited to the economic circumstances that reigned for almost three decades. Economic growth was facilitated by solidarity-centered trade unions, cohesive employers' associations, and growth-minded governments--all legacies of Europe's earlier history. For example, these institutions worked together to mobilize savings, finance investment, and stabilize wages. However, this inheritance of economic and social institutions that was the solution until around 1973--when Europe had to switch from growth based on brute-force investment and the acquisition of known technologies to growth based on increased efficiency and innovation--then became the problem. Thus, the key questions for the future are whether Europe and its constituent nations can now adapt their institutions to the needs of a globalized knowledge economy, and whether in doing so, the continent's distinctive history will be an obstacle or an asset.

Author : Peter Temin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198042019
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The World Economy between the Wars written by Peter Temin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-02-12 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Economy between the Wars, (OUP, 1997) has become the definitive economic history of Europe in the inter-war period. Placing the Great Depression of 1929-33 and the associated financial crisis at the center of the narrative, the authors comprehensively examined the lead-up to and consequences of the depression and recovery. The authors now expand their scope to include the entire world economy, and have created a new edition: The World Economy between the Wars. New material focuses on the structure of the world economy in the 1920s, including a special focus on the United States, Japan, and Latin America.

Author : Mark Harrison
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521785037
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Economics of World War II written by Mark Harrison and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-06-26 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a new quantitative view of the wartime economic experiences of six great powers; the UK, the USA, Germany, Italy, Japan and the USSR. What contribution did economics made to war preparedness and to winning or losing the war? What was the effect of wartime experiences on postwar fortunes, and did those who won the war lose the peace? A chapter is devoted to each country, reviewing its economic war potential, military-economic policies and performance, war expenditures and development, while the introductory chapter presents a comparative overview. The result of an international collaborative project, the volume aims to provide a text of statistical reference for students and researchers interested in international and comparative economic history, the history of World War II, the history of economic policy, and comparative economic systems. It embodies the latest in economic analysis and historical research.

Author : Derek Howard Aldcroft
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415438896
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The European Economy Since 1914 written by Derek Howard Aldcroft and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Economy Since 1914 provides an invaluable guide to the major economic changes in both Western and Eastern Europe during the twentieth century.