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Record Nr.

UNINA9910679862503321

Autore

Kenwood A. G.

Titolo

The growth of the international economy 1820-2000 : an introductory text / / A. G. Kenwood and A. L. Lougheed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routlege, , 1999

ISBN

1-134-63795-0

1-280-32528-3

0-203-25818-5

0-203-19935-9

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (366 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LougheedA. L

Disciplina

337

Soggetti

International economic relations - History - 19th century

International economic relations - History - 20th century

Economic history - 1750-1918

Economic history - 1918-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Figures; Tables; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; The causes of the growth of the international economy in the nineteenth century; International long-term capital movements, 1820  1913; International migration, 1820  1913; Commercial policy in the nineteenth century; Foreign trade in the nineteenth century; The growth of a multilateral payments network; The growth of an international monetary system: the gold standard before 1913; International aspects of economic growth in the nineteenth century: the spread of industrialization

International aspects of economic growth in the nineteenth century: the export economiesTrends and fluctuations in the international economy before 1913; The international economy in the interwar years; The restoration of the gold standard and the economic recovery of the 1920s; The collapse of the gold standard and the disintegration of the international economy; International trade during the interwar period; The Great Depression: an overview; Planning the future international economy and thetransitional period, 1944  50; The international



economy since 1950

International monetary relations, 1945  2000The GATT, the World Trade Organization, and international commercial policy, 1947  2000; Trade and growth in the international economy, 1945  2000: the developed countries; Trade and growth in the international economy, 1945  2000: the developing economies, the centrally-planned economies and countries in transition; A summary: 1820  2000 and ahead; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This text is widely acknowledged to be the best available introduction to the study of the international economy as a mechanism for diffusing modern economic growth between nations. Updating the story to the present day, this edition covers the latest developments in international economics. Significant new additions include:* globalization and the world economy* the growth of regional trading blocs* globalization and financial crisis in Asia* transition to the market in post-communist economies Packed with new references and data, The Growth of the Internation