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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822313403321

Autore

Pollard Sidney

Titolo

The international economy since 1945 / / Sidney Pollard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1997

ISBN

1-134-76968-7

1-134-76969-5

1-280-31969-0

0-203-43839-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (134 p.)

Collana

Making of the contemporary world

Disciplina

330.9/045

Soggetti

Economic history - 1945-

Economic policy

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 (p. [118]-123) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction: the world economy after the war, 1945  50; Production and productivity; Trade and finance; The changing geography of economic activity; Standards of living; Global economic policies; Regional policies; Coping with boom and depression; Glossary; Notes; Further Reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In The International Economy Since 1945, Sidney Pollard describes the most important global developments in economics during the last half century. In this comprehensive history the author covers all geographical regions and considers the effects of the major countries on each other.The International Economy Since 1945 analyses institutional issues, such as monetary policy or the multinational company, as well as worldwide issues. The author considers the impact of policies on economic life and includes discussion of:* the threat to the environment caused by