Economists in the Cold War How a Handful of Economists Fought the Battle of Ideas

Economists in the Cold War is an account of the economic drivers and outcomes of the Cold War, told through the stories of seven international economists, who were all closely involved in theory and policy in the period 1945-73.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Alan Bollard is a Professor of Economics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He formerly managed APEC, the largest regional economic integration organization in the world, and was previously the New Zealand Reserve Bank Governor, Secretary of the New Zealand Treasury, and Chairman of the New Zealand Commerce Commission. Professor Bollard is the author of Economists at War (Oxford University Press, 2019) and A Few Hares to Chase: The Life and Economics of Bill Philips (Oxford University Press, 2016).

Zusammenfassung

Economists in the Cold War is an account of the economic drivers and outcomes of the Cold War, told through the stories of seven international economists, who were all closely involved in theory and policy in the period 1945-73.

Zusatztext

This volume is an interesting history of how the conflict between free market-oriented thinkers and central planning-oriented thinkers played out in the policies pursued by different countries during the Cold War.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Alan Bollard, Bollard Alan, Alan (Economics Professor Bollard, Prof Alan (Economics Professor Bollard
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.06.2023
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Allgemeines, Lexika; Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Zeitgeschichte (1945 bis 1989)
• EAN: 9780192887399
• ISBN: 978-0-19-288739-9
• Anzahl Seiten: 384
• Themen: Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, Economic history, The Cold War, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), c 1945 to c 1990 (the Cold War period), Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / Cold War