Economic Growth in Europe since 1945 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 052149964X ISBN 13: 9780521499644

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

This volume revisits the topic of postwar growth armed not only with new theoretical ideas, but also with the experience of the 1980s. Chapters cover Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, and the UK.

About this title

About the Author:

Nicholas Crafts, Professor of Economic History at the University of Warwick, is one of the leading international experts on productivity and the causes of economic growth, and especially the role of new technologies. This expertise about technologies of the past has made him one of the most
interesting thinkers on the new technologies of today, and he is currently co-directing a major research project on large-scale technological change. Ian Gazeley is Senior Lecturer in Economic History at the University of Sussex. Ian works on living standards and poverty in Britain 1880-1950. His
research has been primarily concerned with quantitative measures of working class living standards. Andrew Newell is Head of the Department of Economics and Senior Lecturer at the University of Sussex. He is a labour economist with research interests in wage determination and unemployment, with a
special interest on the impact of structural economic change.

Review:

"...a very valuable collection of papers....The long-term perspective provided by economic history, as applied here, provides valuable insights into postwar growth. Likewise, the focus on events and institutions, as opposed to structural variables alone, allows for informed and sharp comparative analysis....This is an important contribution to the fields of economic history, and the political economy of postwar Europe." Choice

"Students of the European economy, economic historians and economists interested in empirical evidence on economic growth will greatly appreciate the many insights in this volume." David Cleeton, Eastern Economic Journal

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 052149964X
• ISBN 13: 9780521499644
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 628
• Editor: Crafts Nicholas, Toniolo Gianni