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

By:

Postan, M. M. (Michael Moïssey), 1899-1981 [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Methuen & Co. LTD, 1967.Description: 382 pages ; 22.5 cmSubject(s):

Europe -- Economic conditions -- 1945-

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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOKS	Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library General Stacks	The Karl H. Niebyl Collection	HC 240 .P63 1967 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Not For Loan		NPML19120018

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.

"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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