The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities 0300023073, 0300030797, 9780300157673, 9780300023077

The years since World War II have seen rapid shifts in the relative positions of different countries and regions. Leadin

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English Pages 276 pages Year 2008;1982

Table of contents :
Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface --
1. The Questions, and the Standards a Satisfactory Answer Must Meet --
2. The Logic --
3. The Implications --
4. The Developed Democracies Since World War II --
5. Jurisdictional Integration and Foreign Trade --
6. Inequality, Discrimination, and Development --
7. Stagflation, Unemployment, and Business Cycles: An Evolutionary Approach to Macroeconomics --
Acknowledgments --
Notes --
Index

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