Technological Innovation And The Great Depression

1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-28960-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 862 g

I have always been intrigued by the enigma of the Great Depression, perhaps because my parents often told tales of their experience of the 1930s in drought-stricken western Canada. Only in the late 1980s, though, did I begin to develop the theoretical approach of this book. I was helped at an early stage by a paper presentation at Northwestern University, and the lengthy conversations with Joel Mokyr and Lou Cain which that entailed.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Szostak, Rick

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables -- Acknowledgements -- PART ONE -- THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS -- 1. The Great Depression Revisited -- 2. Questions Unanswered -- 3. Building a New Theoretical Approach: Consumption and Investment -- 4. The New Theory: Technological Change -- 5. The Labor Market -- PART TWO -- SECTORAL ANALYSIS -- 6. The Procedure for Sectoral Analysis -- 7. Chemicals -- 8. Electrical Products -- 9. Internal Combustion -- 10. Selected Other Industries -- 11. Non-Manufacturing Sectors -- 12. Summary of Sectoral Studies -- 13. International and Regional Comparisons -- 14. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book and Author.

Über Autor(innen)

Rick Szostak is associate professor of economics at the University of Alberta.