The Economics Of World War II

Informationen zum Autor Mark Harrison writes about the history and economics of Russia! conflict! defence and security. He is a Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick. He is also a research fellow of the Centre for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Birmingham and of the Hoover Institution on War! Revolution and Peace at Stanford University. Klappentext A new quantitative view of the wartime economic experiences of six great powers. Zusammenfassung This book provides a new quantitative view of the wartime economic experiences of six great powers: the UK! the USA! Germany! Italy! Japan and the USSR. The result of an international collaborative project! it embodies the latest in economic analysis and historical research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of contributors; List of abbreviations; 1. The economics of World War II: an overview Mark Harrison; 2. The United Kingdom: 'Victory at all costs' Stephen Broadberry and Peter Howlett; 3. The United States: from ploughshares to swords Hugh Rockoff; 4. Germany: guns, butter and economic miracles Werner Abelshauser; 5. Italy: how to lose the war and win the peace Vera Zamagni; 6. Japan: guns before rice Akira Hara; 7. The Soviet Union: the defeated victor Mark Harrison; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Harrison
• Assisted by: Michael D. Bordo (Editor), Mark Harrison (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.07.2000
• EAN: 9780521785037
• ISBN: 978-0-521-78503-7
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Studies in Macroeconomic History; Studies in Macroeconomic Histo; Print on Demand
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > History