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The Global Economy in the 1990s: A Long-Run Perspective
Paul W. Rhode (Ed.)
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Description for The Global Economy in the 1990s: A Long-Run Perspective
paperback. Eminent economics historians address key issues of the 1990s, situating them in their historical context. Editor(s): Rhode, Paul W.; Toniolo, Gianni. Num Pages: 334 pages, 54 tables. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 538.
The 1990s were an extraordinary, contradictory, fascinating period of economic development, one evoking numerous historical parallels. But the 1990s are far from being well understood and their meaning for the future remains open to debate. In this volume, world-class economic historians analyze the growth of the world economy, globalization and its implications for domestic and international policy, the sources and sustainability of productivity growth in the USA, the causes of sluggish growth in Europe and Japan, comparisons of the Information Technologies revolution with previous innovation waves, the bubble and burst in asset prices and their impacts on the real economy, ... Read more
The 1990s were an extraordinary, contradictory, fascinating period of economic development, one evoking numerous historical parallels. But the 1990s are far from being well understood and their meaning for the future remains open to debate. In this volume, world-class economic historians analyze the growth of the world economy, globalization and its implications for domestic and international policy, the sources and sustainability of productivity growth in the USA, the causes of sluggish growth in Europe and Japan, comparisons of the Information Technologies revolution with previous innovation waves, the bubble and burst in asset prices and their impacts on the real economy, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
334
Condition
New
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521617901
SKU
V9780521617901
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About Paul W. Rhode (Ed.)
Paul W. Rhode is the Zachary Taylor Smith Professor at the Economics Department of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Gianni Toniolo is Professor of Economic History at the University of Rome 'Tor Vergata' and Research Professor of Economics at Duke University.
Reviews for The Global Economy in the 1990s: A Long-Run Perspective
'… an excellent collection of essays by an excellent group of economists and economic historians. Focusing attention on the U.S. economy in the 1990s, with comparisons with other countries and other periods, it provides an important economic history of the twentieth century as well as an interesting starting point for the study of the twenty-first century.' Stanley L. Engerman, Professor ... Read more