Phases of Economic Growth, 1850 1973: Kondratieff Waves and Kuznets Swings

by Solomos Solomou

Solomos Solomou presents a clear and systematic examination of the evidence for long-term patterns of economic growth. Using data on Britain, France, Germany, the USA and the world economy between 1850 and 1973 he refutes the existence of long (Kondratieff) waves in the course of economic development. Instead he presents persuasive evidence for a growth pattern characterised by shock-induced, long-term variations in growth at the level of the world...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521389046
• ISBN13: 9780521389044
• Release Date: November 1990
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"