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CHAPTER NINE: DECLINING GROWTH, RISING RIGIDITIES.

Authors :
Eichengreen, Barry
Source :
European Economy since 1945; 2008, p252-293, 42p, 7 Charts, 4 Graphs
Publication Year :
2008

Abstract

Chapter Nine of the book "The European Economy Since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond," by Barry Eichengreen is presented. It details the decline in European economic growth in 1970s which was pushed further by the collapse of the Smithsonian Agreement and backlash against international trade due to fluctuations in exchange rate. It narrates the slowdown in productivity growth that affected the entire industrial world between the periods 1962-1973 and 1973-1982.

Details

Language :
English
ISBNs :
9780691138480
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
European Economy since 1945
Publication Type :
Book
Accession number :
53744022
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400829545-013