Politics in Hard Times: Comparative Responses to International Economic Crises (Cornell Studies in Political Economy)

By Peter A. Gourevitch

Book Overview

In Politics in Hard Times, Peter Gourevitch explores the common political factors that shape economic policy choices. He focuses on three periods of economic crisis--1873-1896, 1929-1949, and 1971 to the present--and compares policy choices made in Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, and the United States.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801494362
• ISBN13: 9780801494369
• Release Date: November 1986
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher