The Long Wave in the World EconomyEnthusiastically received by reviewers - `It is an intellectual tour de force ... this is the most substantial synthesis of long wave theory to be published since the revival of interest in the whole topic.' - Professor Christopher Freeman |
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Page 10
... capitalist system they hoped one day to bury . Van Gelderen came to the conclusion that the long waves he observed in prices , of some half a century in length , existed also in growth rates . Nor was either 380 300- 340- 320- 300- 280 ...
... capitalist system they hoped one day to bury . Van Gelderen came to the conclusion that the long waves he observed in prices , of some half a century in length , existed also in growth rates . Nor was either 380 300- 340- 320- 300- 280 ...
Page 12
... Capitalist economists mock them for their wishful thinking ; but when it turns out right , some of the mockers are converted , remembering , to their comfort , that the same theory which predicted the Slump predicted a boom after that ...
... Capitalist economists mock them for their wishful thinking ; but when it turns out right , some of the mockers are converted , remembering , to their comfort , that the same theory which predicted the Slump predicted a boom after that ...
Page 13
... capitalist expansion proceeded rapidly . Once the expansion ran ahead of primary product supplies , this led to rises in prices and interest rates which helped to bring the long upswing to an end . During the downswing which followed ...
... capitalist expansion proceeded rapidly . Once the expansion ran ahead of primary product supplies , this led to rises in prices and interest rates which helped to bring the long upswing to an end . During the downswing which followed ...
Page 16
... capitalists who have been continually seeking to accumulate capital and to make as much profit as possible while doing so . These capitalists have had , in some ways , a rather precarious position in a system of social relationships in ...
... capitalists who have been continually seeking to accumulate capital and to make as much profit as possible while doing so . These capitalists have had , in some ways , a rather precarious position in a system of social relationships in ...
Page 17
... capitalist ' core ' was accordingly deeper , and led to a bitter internal class struggle . The capitalists finally emerged victorious in the late 1940s , in a position now to make full use of the technical possibilities of the capital ...
... capitalist ' core ' was accordingly deeper , and led to a bitter internal class struggle . The capitalists finally emerged victorious in the late 1940s , in a position now to make full use of the technical possibilities of the capital ...
Contents
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Technological styles | 36 |
Monetary feedback | 84 |
Population feedback | 101 |
Inequality feedback 1 In the North | 122 |
Inequality feedback 2 International and in the South | 147 |
A résumé of the theoretical argument | 183 |
A historical account 18501896 | 207 |
A historical account 18961945 | 221 |
A historical account from 1945 to the present | 248 |
The way to the next upswing | 272 |
Notes | 295 |
Bibliography | 320 |
Index | 329 |
A historical account 17801850 | 189 |
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