U. S. Economy in the 1950s: An Economic History

By Harold G. Vatter

Book Overview

This book examines a decade of crucial importance in American economic history by studying its significant developments: the dampening of the business cycle, the uneven pace of economic growth, technological breakthroughs and their impact on investment, shifts in the U. S. balance of payments, and the phenomenon of an abundant society plauged with pockets of poverty.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313245312
• ISBN13: 9780313245312
• Release Date: July 1984
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"