The evolution of the American economy : growth, welfare, and decision making

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The evolution of the American economy : growth, welfare, and decision making

Sidney Ratner, James H. Soltow, Richard Sylla

Macmillan Pub. Co. , Maxwell Macmillan Canada , Maxwell Macmillan International, c1993

2nd ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

This comprehensive history of the U.S. economy from colonial times to the present explores the nature of American economic growth, the economic welfare of different social groups, and the role of decision making in the economic process.

目次

Introduction: The Study of Economic Growth, Welfare, and Decision Making. I. FROM COLONIALISM TO NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE (1492-1790). 1. American and the Developing World Economy. 2. Regional Patterns of Colonial Development. 3. Growth and Welfare in the Colonies. 4. Foundations of Economic Independence. II. THE AGRICULTURAL ERA AND EMERGING INDUSTRIALISM (1790-1860). 5. Revolutions in Transportation and Communications. 6. Land Policy, Agricultural Expansion, and the Political Economy of Slavery. 7. Critical Changes in the Financial System. 8. Beginnings of the Industrial Revolution in America. 9. Growth and Change in Domestic and Foreign Markets. 10. Economic Growth and Social Welfare. III. THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY (1860-1914). 11. Continental Expansion, Agricultural Modernization, and Southern Backwardness. 12. Mass Production and the Advent of Big Business. 13. Labor in the Industrializing Society. 14. Building Nationwide Railroad and Communication Networks. 15. The Financial System Under Stress. 16. National and World Markets for Mass Production. IV. PROSPERITY, DEPRESSION AND WORLD WARS (1914-1945). 17. Economic Impact of World War I. 18. The 1920s: A Taste of Abundance. 19. The Great Depression of the 1930s. 20. The Planned Economy of World War II. V. THE POSTINDUSTRIAL ECONOMY AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER (1945-1990S). 21. The Good Years (1945-1965). 22. The Great Inflation (1965-1982). 23. Deficits, Debts, and Defaults (1980-1992). Index.

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