[PDF] Us Economic History Since 1945 eBook

Author : Michael French
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 27,47 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780719041853

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Since 1945 the US economy has evolved from an expanding consumer society in which affluence was more widely distributed than ever before. Mike French's volume examines the principal economic developments and social changes in the US since 1945, including those in business, regional dynamics, protest movements, and population distribution. Social movements based on the civil rights demands of African-Americans, ethnic minorities, and women are also examined. The elements of continuity to pre-1945 trends and the points of departure, notably in the post-1970 period, are discussed to provide a more complete examination than previously available.

Author : Henry C. Dethloff
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 34,63 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :

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This book is a brief introduction to economic changes of a truly global dimension..... Since World War II, the world has become a much more homogenous, interrelated, and integrated place. The United States had much to do with changing that world.... A careful examination of this text provides a better understanding of the dynamics of U.S. history. It should help explain what has happened to U.S. businesses and consumers since World War II. Globalization has been the primary force affecting change in American life over the past half-century. This book explores those factors that have been critical catalysts in the rise of the new global economy. It also seeks to provide a definition or characterization of that global economy.... -Pref.

Author : John F. Walker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 493 pages
File Size : 37,60 MB
Release : 2015-06-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1317468554

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A collection of articles covering the economic history of the US over the last 50 years. It is selective in its coverage of important issues not often treated historically, such as the economics of medical care and the educational system.

Author : Anton Brender
Publisher : Centre for European Policy Studies
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,13 MB
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789461386755

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Each year, 25% of the world's output is produced by less than 5% of the planet's population. The juxtaposition of these two figures gives an idea of the power of the American economy. Not only is it the most productive among the major developed economies, but it is also a place where new products, services and production methods are constantly being invented. Even so, for all its efficiency and its capacity for innovation, the United States is progressively manifesting worrying signs of dysfunction. Since the 1970s, the American economy has experienced increasing difficulty in generating social progress. Worse still, over the past twenty years, signs of actual regression are becoming more and more numerous. How can this paradox be explained? Answering this question is the thread running throughout the chapters of this book. Anton Brender and Florence Pisani, economists with Candriam Investors Group, offer the reader an overview of the history and structure of the American economy, guided by a concern to shed light on the problems it faces today.

Author : Mark V. Siegler
Publisher : Springer
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 38,39 MB
Release : 2017-09-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1137393963

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This pioneering textbook takes a thematic approach to the subject, resulting in a comprehensive understanding of historic economic issues in the United States. Siegler takes a thematic approach, and provides both the theoretical foundations and historical background needed to gain an in-depth understanding of the subject. Every chapter examines a specific topic, and the chapters are linked to each other to provide an overall view. The chronological approach is represented with a useful timeline as an appendix to show where the specific topics fit in the chronology. Chapter topics include: long-run causes of economic growth; economic history of income and wealth inequality; slavery, segregation, and discrimination; immigration and immigration policies; and an economic history of recessions and depressions. This book is ideally suited as a primary text for undergraduate courses in US economic history, as well as suitable courses on history degree programmes.

Author : Barry Eichengreen
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 36,98 MB
Release : 2008-07-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0691138486

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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 : Stephen Broadberry
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 13,19 MB
Release : 2005-09-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1139448358

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This unique volume offers a definitive new history of European economies at war from 1914 to 1918. It studies how European economies mobilised for war, how existing economic institutions stood up under the strain, how economic development influenced outcomes and how wartime experience influenced post-war economic growth. Leading international experts provide the first systematic comparison of economies at war between 1914 and 1918 based on the best available data for Britain, Germany, France, Russia, the USA, Italy, Turkey, Austria-Hungary and the Netherlands. The editors' overview draws some stark lessons about the role of economic development, the importance of markets and the damage done by nationalism and protectionism. A companion volume to the acclaimed The Economics of World War II, this is a major contribution to our understanding of total war.

Author : Sidney Pollard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 41,65 MB
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1134769695

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Describing the most important global developments in economics during the last half century, this comprehensive history covers all geographical regions and considers the effects of the major countries on each other.

Author : Richard B. DuBoff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 28,44 MB
Release : 2016-07-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1315492393

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Accumulation and Power analyses America’s economic development across three great waves of economic expansion: the Grand Traverse 1850-1900, the New Era 1916-1929 and the Great Postwar Boom, 1945-1972. Drawing on the work of Keynes, Schumpeter, Marx it departs radically from the "new economic history" model, focusing instead on capitalist decision making and its social consequences. It argues that the accumulation process is far more important than competitive markets in explaining resource allocation and growth. This innovative book is essential reading for all students and scholars of American economic history.