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

• Autore: Kenwood A. G.
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routlege, , 1999
• Edizione: 4th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (366 p.)
• Disciplina: 337
• Soggetto topico: International economic relations - History - 19th century; International economic relations - History - 20th century; Economic history - 1750-1918; Economic history - 1918-
• Altri autori: LougheedA. L
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The growth of the international economy 1820-2000
• ISBN: 1-134-63795-0; 1-280-32528-3; 0-203-25818-5; 0-203-19935-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910679862503321
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