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The world economy: history & prospect
W. W. Rostow
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Frontmatter
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List of Tables (page xvi)
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List of Charts (page xxviii)
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Preface (page xxxv)
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Introduction (page xxxix)
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PART ONE. THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION (page 1)
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1. Two Centuries of Expansion in World Population (page 3)
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2. Population Dynamics among the Early-Comers to Industrialization (page 12)
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3. Population Dynamics among the Late-Comers to Industrialization (page 26)
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4. The Contemporary Scene: A Preliminary View (page 39)
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PART TWO. GROWTH SINCE THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: AN OVERALL VIEW (page 45)
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5. Industrial Growth and Its Diffusion (page 47)
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6. Growth and Structural Change (page 55)
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7. International Trade and Its Changing Distribution (page 65)
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8. Prices (page 81)
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9. Relative Prices and the Terms of Trade (page 91)
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PART THREE. TREND PERIODS (page 101)
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10. Balanced and Unbalanced Growth (page 103)
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11. 1790-1815 (page 111)
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12. 1815-1848 (page 123)
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13. 1848-1873 (page 146)
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14. 1873-1920 (page 163)
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15. 1920-1936 (page 203)
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16. 1936-1951 (page 230)
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17. 1951-1972 (page 247)
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18. The Price Revolution of 1972-1976 (page 287)
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19. Trend Periods Summarized (page 299)
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PART FOUR. BUSINESS CYCLES (page 305)
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20. Cycles: Another Result of Unbalanced Growth (page 307)
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21. Cycles in the Eighteenth Century: 1700-1783 (page 311)
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22. Cycles in the Classic Era: 1783-1914 (page 314)
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23. Interwar Cycles: 1919-1939 (page 331)
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24. Cycles in Growth Rates: 1945-1973 (page 338)
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25. Inflation: The Price of Full Employment (page 349)
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26. Stagflation: 1974-1976 (page 358)
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PART FIVE. STAGES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH: TWENTY COUNTRIES (page 363)
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27. Aggregate and Sectoral Analysis of Growth (page 365)
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28. Great Britain (page 373)
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29. The United States (page 384)
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30. France (page 394)
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31. Germany (page 401)
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32. Sweden (page 409)
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33. Japan (page 416)
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34. Russia-USSR (page 426)
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35. Italy (page 438)
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36. Canada (page 448)
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37. Australia (page 456)
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38. Argentina (page 466)
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39. Turkey (page 475)
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40. Brazil (page 481)
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41. Mexico (page 491)
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42. Iran (page 500)
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43. India (page 509)
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44. China (page 522)
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45. Taiwan (page 538)
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46. Thailand (page 547)
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47. South Korea (page 552)
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48. Four Conclusions (page 561)
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PART SIX. THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD ECONOMY (page 569)
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49. Are There Limits to Growth? (page 571)
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50. Population and Food (page 582)
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51. Energy (page 591)
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52. Raw Materials (page 610)
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53. Pollution and the Environment (page 619)
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54. Political Economy in the Fifth Kondrateiff Upswing (page 625)
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55. Tasks of International Cooperation (page 644)
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Appendix A. Index of World Industrial Production, 1700-1971 (page 659)
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Appendix B. The Volume and Distribution of World Trade, 1720-1971 (page 663)
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Appendix C. The Size of the United States Motor Vehicle Sectoral Complex, Early 1970's (page 670)
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Appendix D. Sources for Charted Data, Part Five (page 676)
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Notes (page 717)
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Author Index (page 813)
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Subject Index (page 820)
| Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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| JEH | 38.4 (Dec. 1978): 1041-1043 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-0507%28197812%2938%3A4%3C1041%3ATWEHAP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-E |
| AHR | 84.2 (Apr. 1979): 414-415 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-8762%28197904%2984%3A2%3C414%3ATWEHAP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Q |
| JEL | 17.2 (Jun. 1979): 554-556 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0022-0515%28197906%2917%3A2%3C554%3ATWEHAP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-O |
| EHR | 32.3 (Aug. 1979): 432-434 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0013-0117%28197908%292%3A32%3A3%3C432%3ATWEHAP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-K |
| IA | 55.4 (Oct. 1979): 604-605 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0020-5850%28197910%2955%3A4%3C604%3ATWEHAP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-O |
| EHR | 95.374 (Jan. 1980): 188-189 | http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0013-8266%28198001%2995%3A374%3C188%3ATWEHAP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-6 |
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Published: c1978
Publisher: University of Texas Press
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