The Great Depression delayed recovery and economic change in America, 1929-1939

This 1988 book focuses on the real puzzle of 1930s America: why did the economy fail to recover from the downturn of 1929–33? The author presents a convincing case that there were important long-run tendencies within the economy that are crucial to understanding this failure. From a wealth of detail...

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1. Verfasser: Bernstein, Michael A. 1954- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1987
Schriftenreihe:Studies in economic history and policy
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction: The puzzle of the 1930s
  • Long-term economic growth and the problem of recovery in the United States, 1929-39
  • The transformation of American industry in the interwar period
  • A reassessment of investment failure in the interwar economy
  • Technical change during the interwar years
  • The effective demand problem of the interwar period : cyclical and structural unemployment
  • The effective demand problem of the interwar period : cyclical and secular changes in final demand
  • New Deal economic policy and the problem of recovery
  • Contemporary economic problems in historical perspective