Applied Economics

ISBN-13: 9780415313568 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 252 str.

A. J. Brown

Opis

Among the issues discussed in Applied Economics are world population growth and the economic factors governing international migration - issues that are as pertinent today as when the book was originally published.

Spis treści

1. STUDIES IN RE-ARMAMENT 1. German Re-Armament, 1932-41 2. The Re-Armament of the USSR, 1934-41 3. Economic Factors connected with the Collapse of France in 1940 4. Pre-War Armament Expenditure 2. ECONOMIC WAR EFFORTS 1. The United Kingdom, 1914-18 and 1939-44 2. The United States, 1939-44 3. Germany, 1939-44 4. The USSR 5. Japan 6. The British Dominions 7. The World at War 3. WARTIME INFLATION 1. What is Inflation? 2. Some Outline Case-Studies 4. WORLD POPULATION STUDIES 1. The Economic Significance of Some Trends in Natural Increase 2. The Prospects of International Migration 5. INDUSTRIAL EFFICIENCY AND NATIONAL ADVANTAGES 1. What is Efficiency? 2. Some Comparisons of Productivity 3. Old Industries 4. New Industries i. Synthetic Rubber ii. Plastics iii. Synthetic Rubber and Plastics 6. STUDIES OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE 1. The Great Industrial Exporters 2. Some Aspects of the Pattern of World Trade i. Degrees of Dependence on International Trade ii. Some Reflections on Trade Patterns 7. THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ATOMIC ENERGY 1. The Nature of Atomic Power-Stations 2. The Impact on the Location of Population and Industry 3. The Effects of Cheap Fuel 4. Existing Power-Sources and Future Demand

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A J Brown