Michael Graff, A. G. Kenwood, A. L. Lougheed

Growth of the International Economy, 1820-2015 (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Kenwood and Lougheed's classic book has been the benchmark introduction to the development of the global economy for decades. For this fifth edition, Michael Graff has brought the story up to date to include events from the early part of the twenty first century - continued globalization, the emergence of Asia as an economic power and the greater role played by business on the international scene.Beginning with the industrial revolution, the book charts the long nineteenth century, the impact of colonialism, the fast pace of technology growth and the impact of global wars. New features to this edition include:a prologue explaining the initial conditions faced by the world economy in 1820, detailing the beginnings of international trade and the influence of slaverygreater coverage of developing countriesincreased coverage of World Wars I and II and of the twentieth centurya number of appendices outlining the economic concepts and theories underlying the textThis new edition of Growth of the International Economy provides the reader with a clear understanding of the factors which have been instrumental in creating the economic environment we face two hundred years after the industrial revolution.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135010645
• Artikelnr.: 39478334

Autorenporträt

Michael Graff is Head of the Business Cycle Research Division at KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich, Switzerland. He is also Professor of Development Economics at Jacobs University Bremen, Germany.

George Kenwood retired as Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Queensland, Australia in 1989. He retained his interest in teaching (at universities in Queensland and Papua New Guinea), research and publishing in his areas of interest, Australian and British Economic History and Development. George was also an Honorary Research Consultant at the University of Queensland until he passed away in 2005.

Alan Lougheed was an educator, firstly as a primary and secondary teacher, then as Lecturer and Reader in Economics at the University of Queensland, Australia. Alan retained his keen interest in research, publishing and teaching (at universities in Queensland) after his retirement in 1992. He was an Honorary Research Consultant at the University of Queensland until he passed away in 2002.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue: The international economy from the beginnings to 1820 Part I: The International Economy, 1820
1913 1. The Causes of the Growth of the International Economy in the Nineteenth Century 2. International Long-Term Capital Movements, 1820
1913 3. International Migration, 1820
1913 4. Commercial Policy in the Nineteenth Century 5. Foreign Trade in the Nineteenth Century 6. The Evolution of a Multilateral Payments Network 7. The Evolution of an International Monetary System: The gold standard until 1914 8. International Aspects of Economic Growth in the Nineteenth Century: The spread of industrialisation 9. International Aspects of Economic Growth in the Nineteenth Century: The export economies 10. Trends and Fluctuations in the International Economy before 1913 Part II: World War I and the Interwar Years 11. The International Economy from 1914 to 1939 12. The Restoration of the Gold Standard and the Economic Recovery of the 1920s 13. The Collapse of the Gold Standard and the Disintegration of the International Economy 14. International Trade during the Interwar Period 15. The Great Depression: An overview Part III: World War II and the Post-1945 International Economy 16. The International Economy from 1939 to 1950 17. The International Economy, 1950
2000 18. International Monetary Relations, 1945
2000 19. The GATT, the World Trade Organisation and International Commercial Policy, 1947
2000 20. Trade and Growth in the International Economy: The developed countries, 1945
2000 21. Trade and Growth in the International Economy: The Periphery, 1945
2000 22. The New Millennium: 2001-2012 23. The International Economy until 2015 and Beyond