European Economies since the Second World War

by Bernard J. Foley

• ISBN13: 9780312215323
• ISBN10: 0312215320
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1998-06-10
• Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

Summary

This book examines the behavior and performance of key European economies since the end of the Second World War. The unifying theme of the book is the way in which the economies concerned have experienced and dealt with growth, stagnation and structural change. As well as providing an overview of post-war experience, each chapter identifies particular policy issues of major significance to the economy in question.

Author Biography

Bernard J. Foley is Lecturer in Economics at the University of Liverpool.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vi	(1)
List of Figures and Tables	vii	(2)
Notes on Contributors	ix	(2)
Introduction	xi
1 The British Economy: Missing Out or Catching Up?	1	(24)
N.F.R. Crafts
2 West Germany	25	(23)
W. Carlin
3 France: A Case of Eurosclerosis?	48	(27)
B.J. Foley
4 Italy: After the Rewards of Growth, the Penalty of Debt	75	(27)
R. Ranieri
5 The Benelux Countries	102	(22)
P.M. Solar
H.J. de Jong
6 The Iberian Economies: Divergence to Convergence?	124	(24)
D. Corkill
7 Scandinavia	148	(29)
H. Sjogren
8 The Visegrad Countries of Eastern Europe	177	(32)
N.J. Swain
Index	209