Rethinking the Great Depression

Drawing upon recent economic scholarship to present a clear and nontechnical analysis, Mr. Smiley offers new insights and some surprising conclusions about the causes of the Great Depression, the consequences of the New Deal, and the economic effects of World War II.

Sommario

Chapter 1: Prosperity Gives Way to the Great Depression
Chapter 2: What Caused the Great Depression?
Chapter 3: The First New Deal, 1933-1935
Chapter 4: The Recovery Aborted, 1935-1939
Chapter 5: The Legacy of the Great Depression

Info autore

Gene Smiley is professor of economics at Marquette University and a specialist in economic theory and American economic history. He has also written The American Economy in the Twentieth Century. He lives in Waukesha, Wisconsin.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gene Smiley
• Editore: Ivan R. Dee
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 21.07.2003
• EAN: 9781566634717
• ISBN: 978-1-56663-471-7
• Pagine: 194
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 216 mm x 11 mm
• Peso: 252 g
• Serie: American Ways
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni