The Age of Equality : The Twentieth Century in Economic Perspective

Richard Pomfret

Alongside unprecedented improvements in longevity and material well-being, the twentieth century saw the rise of fascism and communism and a second world war followed by a cold war. Governments with market economies won the battle against these competing systems by combining growth and efficiency with greater equality of opportunity and outcome.

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Year of publication:	2011
Authors:	Pomfret, Richard
Publisher:	Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : Harvard University Press
Subject:	Wirtschaftsgeschichte \| Economic history \| Wirtschaftsordnung \| Economic system \| Wirtschaftswachstum \| Economic growth \| Welt \| World \| Wirtschaft \| Globalisierung \| Verteilungspolitik \| Gleichheit \| Geschichte 1900-
Description of contents:	Biographical note: PomfretRichard: Richard Pomfret is Professor of Economics at the University of Adelaide. Description [degruyter.com] ; Description [degruyter.com] ; Description [degruyter.com]

Extent:	Online-Ressource (XI, 283 S.)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	In English
ISBN:	978-0-674-06330-3 ; 978-0-674-06217-7
Other identifiers:	10.4159/harvard.9780674063303 [DOI] 10.4159/harvard.9780674063303?locatt=mode:legacy [DOI]
Classification:	Außenwirtschaft: Allgemeines
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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