Economic disasters of the twentieth century

edited by Michael J. Oliver and Derek H. Aldcroft

How do we define an economic disaster? A difficult question. Most centuries would claim that they have had their share of disasters, but the twentieth century certainly seems to have been more prone to them than the previous one. A number of leading economists and economic historians assemble here to examine nine key disasters with international or global implications. The First and Second World Wars, the great depression, oil shocks, inflation, financial crises, stock market crashes, the collapse of the Soviet command economy and Third World disasters are discussed in this comprehensive book.The contributors subject these disasters to in-depth assessment, carefully considering their costs and impact on specific countries and regions, as well as assessing them in a global context. The book examines the legacy of economic disasters and asks whether economic disasters are avoidable or whether policymakers can learn from their mistakes. The book will appeal to a wide variety of social scientists, including those working in economic history, international relations, international political economy and geopolitics.

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  • Contents:IntroductionM.J. Oliver and D.H. Aldcroft1. 'Destruction... and Misery': The First World WarJ. Singleton2. The Great Depression, 1929-33W.R. Garside3. The Second World War as an Economic DisasterN. Ferguson4. The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of OPECM. Beenstock5. Inflation in the Twentieth CenturyF.H. Capie6. Financial CrisesM.J. Oliver7. Stock Market CrashesG.E. Wood8. The Demise of the Command Economies in the Soviet Union and its Outer EmpireS. Morewood9. The Fatal Inversion: The African Growth DisasterD.H. AldcroftIndex

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書名 Economic disasters of the twentieth century
著作者等 Aldcroft, Derek Howard
Oliver, Michael John
Aldcroft Derek H.
Oliver Michael J.
出版元 Edward Elgar
刊行年月 2008, c2007
ページ数 ix, 361 p.
大きさ 24 cm
ISBN 9781848441583
NCID BA88157441
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言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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