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Describes measures that were taken to deal with the post-war slump and the ways in which capitalist economies achieved growth and affluence in the 1950s and 1960s. The book then shows how this boom was undermined by inflation and falling profits, and how high unemployment ensued.

Table of Contents
Part 1 Post-war reconstruction, 1945-50: chaos and despair; behind the chaos; great power policies; the first two years; Marshall aid - the United States changes tack; the new turn in Europe and Japan; towards the boom. Part 2 The great boom, 1950-74: the golden yeas; a new managed capitalism?; the eclipse of US domination; overaccumulation; overheating; oil and the crash of 1974. Part 3 Coping with the slowdown: the great slowdown; workers and the organization of production; international relations; reversing the consensus; against the tie; capitalism triumphs?. Data appendix.

Capitalism Since 1945

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    A Paperback / softback by Philip Armstrong, Andrew Glyn, John Harrison

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/05/1991
      ISBN13: 9780631179351, 978-0631179351
      ISBN10: 0631179356

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Describes measures that were taken to deal with the post-war slump and the ways in which capitalist economies achieved growth and affluence in the 1950s and 1960s. The book then shows how this boom was undermined by inflation and falling profits, and how high unemployment ensued.

      Table of Contents
      Part 1 Post-war reconstruction, 1945-50: chaos and despair; behind the chaos; great power policies; the first two years; Marshall aid - the United States changes tack; the new turn in Europe and Japan; towards the boom. Part 2 The great boom, 1950-74: the golden yeas; a new managed capitalism?; the eclipse of US domination; overaccumulation; overheating; oil and the crash of 1974. Part 3 Coping with the slowdown: the great slowdown; workers and the organization of production; international relations; reversing the consensus; against the tie; capitalism triumphs?. Data appendix.

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