An economic history of Western Europe : 1945-1964 / M. M. Postan.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Methuen & Co. LTD, 1967.Description: 382 pages ; 22.5 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.94
LOC classification:
  • HC 240 .P63 1967
Contents:
Part 1: Growth : 1. High and smooth -- 2. Growthmanship -- 3. Employment and inflation -- 4. Trade -- 5. Investment -- 6. Innovation.
Part 2: The changing shape : 7. Contracting agriculture -- 8. Industrial regrouping -- 9. Ownership: democratic and public -- 10. Ownership: anonymous -- 11. The managers -- 12. The managed -- 13. Cui bono.
Summary: "The most striking feature of the post-war Western economy, is its extraordinary growth. This topic is the theme of the first part of Professor Postan's book, which provides an overall survey of economic and social changes in Western Europe since the War. In tracing the recovery of the economy in the late 'forties, and its uninterrupted expansion throughout the 'fifties and 'sixties, he considers its contributory causes one by one. Features such as the movement of population, full employment, investment, technological progress, expanding foreign trade, and new attitudes of business leaders are analysed and placed in their relative order of importance." -- From the back cover.
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BOOKS BOOKS Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks The Karl H. Niebyl Collection HC 240 .P63 1967 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan NPML19120018
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HC 240 .C312 1967 v.4 The Cambridge economic history of Europe; HC 240 .F583 1972 The Middle Ages / HC 240 .H4 1948 Economic history of Europe / HC 240 .P63 1967 An economic history of Western Europe : HC 241.25.E83 K8913 1976 Economic integration : HC 244 .A6213 1974 A new approach to economic integration / HC 253 .A8 1949 The economic organisation of England :

Includes appendix notes, list of tables, and index.

Part 1: Growth : 1. High and smooth -- 2. Growthmanship -- 3. Employment and inflation -- 4. Trade -- 5. Investment -- 6. Innovation.

Part 2: The changing shape : 7. Contracting agriculture -- 8. Industrial regrouping -- 9. Ownership: democratic and public -- 10. Ownership: anonymous -- 11. The managers -- 12. The managed -- 13. Cui bono.

"The most striking feature of the post-war Western economy, is its extraordinary growth. This topic is the theme of the first part of Professor Postan's book, which provides an overall survey of economic and social changes in Western Europe since the War. In tracing the recovery of the economy in the late 'forties, and its uninterrupted expansion throughout the 'fifties and 'sixties, he considers its contributory causes one by one. Features such as the movement of population, full employment, investment, technological progress, expanding foreign trade, and new attitudes of business leaders are analysed and placed in their relative order of importance." -- From the back cover.

Donation from Karl and Elizabeth Niebyl.

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