Depression, war, and cold war : studies in political economy / / by Robert Higgs

• Autore: Higgs Robert
• Pubblicazione: Oakland, CA, : Independent Institute, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (238 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.973/091
• Soggetto topico: War - Economic aspects - United States; Depressions - 1929 - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States Economic conditions 20th century
• Note generali: Previously issued in print: 2006.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Regime uncertainty : why the great depression lasted so long and why prosperity resumed after the war -- Private profit, public risk : institutional antecedents of the modern military procurement system in the rearmament program of 1940-1941 -- Wartime prosperity? a reassessment of the U.S. economy in the 1940s -- Wartime socialization of investment : a reassessment of U.S. capital formation in the 1940s -- From central planning to the market : the American transition, 1945-1947 -- The cold war economy : opportunity costs, ideology, and the politics of crisis -- Hard coals make bad law : congressional parochialism versus national defense -- Airplanes the Pentagon didn't want, but Congress did -- Profits of U.S. defense contractors -- Public opinion : a powerful predictor of U.S. defense spending.
• Sommario/riassunto: Higgs, a highly regarded economic historian, makes pointed, fresh economic arguments against war, showing links between government policies and the economy in a clear, accessible way. He boldly questions, for instance, the widely accepted idea that WWII was the chief reason the Depression-era economy recovered.
• Titolo autorizzato: Depression, war, and cold war
• ISBN: 0-19-029300-4; 0-19-771004-2; 1-280-84555-4; 0-19-534608-4; 1-4294-3108-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821021003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford scholarship online.