A Great Leap Forward; 1930s Depression and U.S. Economic Growth

by Alexander J. Field

• ISBN13: 9780300188165
• ISBN10: 0300188161
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2012-08-28
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Author Biography

Alexander J. Field is the Michel and Mary Orradre Professor of Economics, Santa Clara University, and executive director of the Economic History Association.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
A New Growth Narrative
The Most Technologically Progressive Decade of the Century	p. 19
The Interwar Years	p. 42
The Second World War	p. 79
The Golden Age and Beyond	p. 106
The Information Technology Boom	p. 121
Fin de Siècle: The Late Nineteenth Century in the Mirror of the Twentieth	p. 146
Extensions and Reflections
Procyclical TFP	p. 169
The Equipment Hypothesis	p. 192
General-Purpose Technologies	p. 206
Historical Perspectives On 2007-2010
Financial Fragility and Recovery	p. 231
Uncontrolled Land Development and the Duration of the Depression	p. 277
Do Economic Downturns Have a Silver Lining?	p. 294
Epilogue	p. 312
Appendix. A Brief Description of Growth Accounting Methods	p. 315
Notes	p. 319
Bibliography	p. 351
Index	p. 371
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