Growth and fluctuations 1870-1913 / / W. Arthur Lewis

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778401503321
• Autore: Lewis W. Arthur q (William Arthur) <1915-1991., >
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-135-22989-9; 1-135-22990-2; 1-282-44406-9; 9786612444067; 0-203-09261-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Collana: Routledge revivals
• Disciplina: 330.9033
• Soggetti: Economic development - History; Economic history - 1750-1918
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published in 1978 by George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title01; Copyright01; Title02; Copyright02; Preface; Contents; List of Tables in the Text; Chapter 1 Prospectus; Chapter 2 The Juglar Pattern; Chapter 3 The Kondratiev Price Swing; Chapter 4 The Check to Real Wages; Chapter 5 The British Climacteric; Chapter 6 The Rate of Growth; Chapter 7 Challenge; Chapter 8 Response; Chapter 9 Epilogue; Appendix I: British Statistics; Appendix II: Core Industrial Production; Appendix III: Miscellaneous Statistics; Appendix IV: World Supply of Wheat; Notes; Author Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this title, first published in 1978, Sir Arthur Lewis considers the development of the international economy in the forty years leading up to the First World War, with the adoption of the gold standard, a rapid growth in world trade, the opening up of the continents by the railways, vast emigration from Europe, India and China, and large-scale international investment.The book contrasts the relationship between prices, industrial fluctuations, agricultural output, and the stock of monetary gold, considering both the varying patterns of leading economies and then their net combined