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The Economic Consequences of U.S. Mobilization for the Second World War

By Alexander J. Field

Book information

Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9780300268577
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2293718 bytes)
Pages
456\467
Time added
2023-05-30 00:18:44

Description

A reminder that war is not always, or even generally, good for long-term growth Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Abbreviations 1 • The Impact of War Mobilization on Economic Potential 2 • Manufacturing Productivity Before, During, and After World War II 3 • What Kind of Miracle Was the U.S. Synthetic Rubber Program? 4 • Petroleum, Paukenschlag, and Pipelines 5 • From Priorities Unemployment to Labor Shortage 6 • Bright Shiny Objects Learning by Doing and Postwar Potential Output 7 • Are Patent Data Consistent with the Productivity Numbers? 8 • Productivity Growth in the Rest of the Economy 9 • Military Distribution and Its Legacy 10 • Do You Believe in Magic? Notes Bibliography Index

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