Economic Evolution and Structure: The Impact of Complexity on the U.S. Economic System

ISBN-13: 9780521550970 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 416 str.

Frederic L. Pryor

Opis

Frederic L. Pryor uses the concept of structural complexity to show how changes in the population, the labor force, the structure of industry, the financial system, foreign and domestic trade, and the government sector are related to the same general trend in the U.S. economic system over the past forty years and in the coming twenty years. The author investigates the impact of these changes on the functioning of the system, exploring such matters as the long-term rising unemployment rate, the alleged increasing volatility of the economy, the altering degree of competition, and the evolving economic role of the government.

Recenzje

"This book represents an intriguing attempt by the author to document how growing economic complexity has affected and will affect the United States economy....This is an ambitious work..." John Willoughby, Journal of Economic Interest

Spis treści

1. Complexity and the economy; 2. Population; 3. Labour force: complexity and unemployment; 4. Labour force: changes in sectors and organization; 5. Wealth, ownership and the financial structure; 6. Production institutions; 7. The behaviour of markets; 8. The foreign trade sector; 9. The government sector; 10. The future of US capitalism; Appendices.