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The age of equality : the twentieth century in economic perspective / Richard Pomfret.
LIBRA HC54 .P638 2011
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pomfret, Richard W. T.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic history--20th century.
- Economic history.
- Equality--History--20th century.
- Equality.
- Free enterprise--History--20th century.
- Free enterprise.
- Globalization--History--20th century.
- Globalization.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 283 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- To enable general readers to understand the historical context of the current period of growing socioeconomic inequality, Pomfret (economics, U. of Adelaide, Australia) presents an accessible survey of the forces that resulted in the modern, global economy. Coverage ranges from the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution, to the conservative reaction to the welfare state and Asia's emergence as a major player. Reference material leads readers to further discussions of his points. Belknap Press is an imprint of Harvard U. Press. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- The age of liberty
- War and depression
- The Soviet economic model
- Multilateralism and welfare state in the first world
- Decolonization and cold war
- The conservative reaction in the west
- The collapse of central planning
- The end of the third world
- From the age of equality to the age of fraternity.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780674062177
- 0674062175
- OCLC:
- 709670252
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