A great leap forward : 1930s Depression and U.S. economic growth / Alexander J. Field.

Author/creator Field, Alexander J.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionix, 387 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Depressions--1929. --United States.
United States--Economic conditions. --1918-1945.
United States--Economic conditions. --20th century.
United States--Economic policy. --1933-1945.

SeriesYale series in economic and financial history
Yale series in economic and financial history. ^A758687
Contents The most technologically progressive decade of the century -- The interwar years -- The Second World War -- The Golden Age and beyond -- The information technology boom -- Fin de Siecle : the late nineteenth century in the mirror of the twentieth -- Procyclical TFP -- The equipment hypothesis -- General-purpose technologies -- Financial fragility and recovery -- Uncontrolled land development and the duration of the Depression -- Do economic downturns have a silver lining?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010038797
ISBN9780300151091 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0300151098

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HC106 .F46 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold