An extraordinary time : the end of the postwar boom and the return of the ordinary economy / Marc Le...
An extraordinary time : the end of the postwar boom and the return of the ordinary economy / Marc Levinson.
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, [2016]
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G 2016/4502
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Language
English
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Physical content
vii, 326 pages ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
The new economics -- The magic square -- Chaos -- Crisis of faith -- The great stagflation -- Gold boys -- Quotas and concubines -- The export machine -- The end of the dream -- The right turn -- Thatcher -- Socialism's last stand -- Morning in America -- The lost decade -- The new world.
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, [2016]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2016]
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Summary
"The decades after World War II were a golden age across much of the world. It was a time of economic miracles, an era when steady jobs were easy to find and families could see their living standards improving year after year. And then, around 1973, the good times vanished. The world economy slumped badly, then settled into the slow, erratic growth...
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An extraordinary time : the end of the postwar boom and the return of the ordinary economy / Marc Levinson.
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End of the postwar boom and the return of the ordinary economy
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/4502
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74VKV6gZxRMM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV6gZxRMM
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ISBN
9780465061983 hardcover
0465061982 hardcover
DDC
330.9045
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991024023301202626