American Economic Development Since 1945 : Growth, Decline and Rejuvenation (Hardcover)

Editors' Preface.- Preface.- PART I: INTRODUCTION.- Introduction.- Economic Mobilization for Survival, 1940-1960.- PART II: THE MAKING OF AN INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, 1945-1960.- Macroeconomic Policy, Economic Instability and Economic Growth.- Business-Labor Relations: Conflict Amidst Stability.- From Dollar Shortage to Dollar Glut.- PART III: STRAINS DEVELOPING WITHIN THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, 1960-1971.- From Guideposts to Controls: The Rise and Fall of Keynesian Demand Management.- Standoff at the Workplace.- The Persistence of Inequality and the Limits of Liberal Policy.- The Dollar: No Longer as Good as Gold.- PART IV: THE UNMAKING OF AN INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK AND THE RECREATION OF ANOTHER, 1971-2000.- Stagflation, 1971-1980.- The Economic and Political Stalemate, 1971-1980.- Restructuring the Economy: The Market-Based Conservative Strategy, 1981-1992.- Toward the 21st Century: A Reinvigorated Economy, 1993-2000.- Bibliography.- Index.