The economics of World War II : six great powers in international comparison
- Responsibility
- edited by Mark Harrison.
- Publication
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998.
- Physical description
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 307 pages) : illustrations
- Series
- Studies in macroeconomic history.
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Description
Creators/Contributors
- Contributor
- Harrison, Mark, 1949-
Contents/Summary
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- Economics of World War II : an overview / Mark Harrison
- United Kingdom : "victory at all costs" / Stephen Broadberry and Peter Howlett
- United States : from ploughshares to swords / Hugh Rockoff
- Germany : guns, butter, and economic miracles / Werner Abelshauser
- Italy : how to lose the war and win the peace / Vera Zamagni
- Japan : guns before rice / Akira Hara
- Soviet Union : the defeated victor / Mark Harrison.
- Summary
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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. What contribution did economics made to war preparedness and to winning or losing the war? What was the effect of wartime experiences on postwar fortunes, and did those who won the war lose the peace? A chapter is devoted to each country, reviewing its economic war potential, military-economic policies and performance, war expenditures and development, while the introductory chapter presents a comparative overview. The result of an international collaborative project, the volume aims to provide a text of statistical reference for students and researchers interested in international and comparative economic history, the history of World War II, the history of economic policy, and comparative economic systems. It embodies the latest in economic analysis and historical research.
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Subjects
- Subject
- World War (1939-1945)
- World War, 1939-1945 > Economic aspects.
- Great Britain > Economic conditions > 1918-1945.
- United States > Economic conditions > 1918-1945.
- Germany > Economic conditions > 1918-1945.
- Italy > Economic conditions > 1918-1945.
- Japan > Economic conditions > 1918-1945.
- Soviet Union > Economic conditions > 1917-1945.
- Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect économique.
- Grande-Bretagne > Conditions économiques > 1918-1945.
- États-Unis > Conditions économiques > 1918-1945.
- Allemagne > Conditions économiques > 1918-1945.
- Italie > Conditions économiques > 1918-1945.
- Japon > Conditions économiques > 1918-1945.
- URSS > Conditions économiques > 1917-1945.
- HISTORY > Europe > Western.
- Economic history.
- Economics.
- Germany.
- Great Britain.
- Italy.
- Japan.
- Soviet Union.
- United States.
- Oorlogseconomie.
- Tweede Wereldoorlog.
- Weltkrieg 1939-1945
- Wirtschaft
- Aufsatzsammlung
- Rüstung
- Kriegswirtschaft
- Genre
- Aufsatzsammlung.
Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 1998
- Title Variation
- Economics of World War 2
- Economics of World War two
- ISBN
- 9781139939317 (electronic bk.)
- 1139939319 (electronic bk.)
- 0521620465
- 9780521620468
- 0521785030
- 9780521785037
- 9780511970795 (electronic bk.)
- 051197079X (electronic bk.)
