The Climax Of Capitalism : The Us Economy In The Twentieth Century [EPUB]

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• Year: 2,014

• City: London, New York, United States, USA., United States

• Pages: 251

• Language: English

• Identifier: 0582494230,978-0-582-49423-7,9780582066168,0-582-06616-6,1934-1940-3-4

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• Tags: United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945- United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945. United States -- Economic policy. Capitalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Wirtschaftsgeschichte -- Wirtschaftslage -- Wirtschaftspolitik -- Kapitalismus -- USA. Capitalism. Economic history. Economic policy. United States.

• Toc: Content: Setting the stage --Trends in the 1920s --A decade of crisis : 1929-1939 --The economic impact of the Second World War --The post-war economy : the 1950s boom --Affluence and the Vietnam War : the 1960s --Structural changes in American capitalism since 1945 --The troubled economy : the 1970s and beyond --The Reagan era : the 1980s --Epilogue : Into the 21st century : an end to American hegemony?