Capitalism Since 1945
1st Edition
Published on 10. May 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
408 pages
978-0-631-17935-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book charts the development of capitalism in the post-war period and describes the challenges that the system has faced since 1945. It describes the measures that were taken to deal with the post-war slump and the ways in which most capitalist economies achieved steady growth and affluence in the 1950s and 1960s. It goes on to show how this boom was undermined by unemployment ensued.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
595 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-631-17935-1 (9780631179351)
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Content
Part 1 Post-war reconstruction, 1945-50: chaos and despair; behind the chaos; great power policies; the first two years; Marshall aid - the United States changes tack; the new turn in Europe and Japan; towards the boom. Part 2 The great boom, 1950-74: the golden yeas; a new managed capitalism?; the eclipse of US domination; overaccumulation; overheating; oil and the crash of 1974. Part 3 Coping with the slowdown: the great slowdown; workers and the organization of production; international relations; reversing the consensus; against the tie; capitalism triumphs?. Data appendix.