When the money runs out : the end of western affluence /

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"The Western world has experienced extraordinary economic progress throughout the last six decades, a prosperous period so extended that continuous economic growth has come to seem normal. But such an era of continuously rising living standards is a historical anomaly, economist Stephen D. King...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: King, Stephen D., 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
1900-2099
Wealth > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Wealth > Great Britain > History > 21st century.
Richesse > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Richesse > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 21e siècle.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > Macroeconomics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Economic Conditions.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
Economic history.
Wealth.
Great Britain > Economic conditions > 20th century.
Great Britain > Economic conditions > 21st century.
Grande-Bretagne > Conditions économiques > 20e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Conditions économiques > 21e siècle.
Great Britain.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Whatever happened to the decades of plenty?
  • Taking progress for granted
  • The pain of stagnation
  • Fixing a broken economy
  • Stimulus junkies
  • The limits to stimulus : lessons from history
  • Loss of trust, loss of growth
  • Three schisms
  • From economic disappointment to political instability
  • Dystopia
  • Avoiding dystopia.

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