UID:
almafu_9960119566702883
Umfang:
1 online resource (xviii, 377 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-66465-6
Serie:
Studies in economic history and policy
Inhalt:
The essays in this book explore the forces behind modern economic growth and, in particular, the causes of the extraordinary surge of growth since the Second World War. The introductory essay is an extended treatment of how economists now view the growth process and its causes. Other essays consider the contributions of capital formation, education, and the changed nature of industries and occupations. Professor Abramovitz asks why elevated incomes failed to bring the social progress and personal satisfaction that people had looked for. The final chapters in the book take up the causes of our discontent and consider whether the Welfare State has itself become an obstacle to further economic progress.The essays in this book explore the forces behind modern economic growth and, in particular, the causes of the extraordinary surge of growth since the Second World War. The introductory essay is an extended treatment of how economists now view the growth process and its causes. Other essays consider the contributions of capital formation, education, and the changed nature of industries and occupations. Professor Abramovitz asks why elevated incomes failed to bring the social progress and personal satisfaction that people had looked for. The final chapters in the book take up the causes of our discontent and consider whether the Welfare State has itself become an obstacle to further economic progress.
Anmerkung:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
,
Thinking about growth -- Economics of growth -- Resource and output trends in the United States since 1870 -- Economic growth in the United States: A review article -- Manpower, capital, and technology -- Rapid growth potential and its realization: The experience of capitalist economies in the postwar period -- Catching up, forging ahead, and falling behind -- The nature and significance of Kuznets cycles -- Economic goals and social welfare in the next generation -- Growing up in an affluent society -- The retreat from economic advance: Changing ideas about economic progress -- Welfare quandaries and productivity concerns.
,
English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-521-40774-5
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-521-33396-2
Sprache:
Englisch
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511664656
URL:
Volltext
(lizenzpflichtig)
URL:
Volltext
(lizenzpflichtig)
Bookmarklink
