Great Leap Forward 1930s Depression and U. S. Economic Growth

Name: Great Leap Forward 1930s Depression and U. S. Economic Growth
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ISBN: 9780300188165

ISBN-10: 0300188161

ISBN-13: 9780300188165

Edition: 2012

Authors: Alexander J. Field

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Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 8/28/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 0.62" wide x 0.92" long x 0.11" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Field is Michel and Mary Orradre Professor of Economics, Santa Clara University, and Associate Editor, Journal of Economic Literature.



Preface


Introduction



A New Growth Narrative



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 Siï¿½cle: The Late Nineteenth Century in the Mirror of the Twentieth



Extensions and Reflections



Procyclical TFP



The Equipment Hypothesis



General-Purpose Technologies



Historical Perspectives On 2007-2010



Financial Fragility and Recovery



Uncontrolled Land Development and the Duration of the Depression



Do Economic Downturns Have a Silver Lining?


Epilogue


Appendix. A Brief Description of Growth Accounting Methods


Notes


Bibliography


Index