Economic disasters of the twentieth century / edited by Michael J. Oliver and Derek H. Aldcroft.

Other author Oliver, Michael J.
Other author Aldcroft, Derek Howard.
Format Book
Publication InfoCheltenham : Edward Elgar, ©2007.
Descriptionix, 361 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction / M.J. Oliver and D.H. Aldcroft -- 'Destruction--and misery' : the First World War / J. Singleton -- The Great Depression, 1929-33 / W.R. Garside -- The Second World War as an economic disaster / N. Ferguson -- The rise, fall and rise again of OPEC / M. Beenstock -- Inflation in the twentieth century / F.H. Capie -- Financial crises / M.J. Oliver -- Stock market crashes / G.E. Wood -- The demise of the command economies in the Soviet Union and its outer empire / S. Morewood -- The fatal inversion : the African growth disaster / D.H. Aldcroft.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN9781840645897 (hbk.)
ISBN184064589X (hbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HB3722 .E33 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold