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The Rise and Decline of Nations

Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities

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An edition of The Rise and Decline of Nations (1982)

The Rise and Decline of Nations

Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities

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Explores the relation between economic development and collective action, hypothesizing that small collectives are dynamic and flexible enough to quickly react to changes, encouraging economic development, while large collectives are slow and inflexible when faced with change, leading to economic decline.

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Yale University Press
Language
English
Pages
276

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Subjects
Caste, Economic development, Economics, Effect of inflation on, Unemployment, business associations, collective action, economic policy, labor unions, macroeconomic theory, Stagflation, Wirtschaft, Politologie, Internationaler Vergleich, Wirtschaftswachstum, Ökonomische Theorie der Politik, Wirtschaftsentwicklung, Ökonomische Theorien, Wirtschaftssoziologie, Labor supply
People
John Keynes, Milton Freedman
Places
America, China, England, Germany, India, Japan, The Common Market, Indien
Times
business associations, collective action, economic policy, labor unions, macroeconomic theory, unemployment

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Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities
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The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities
September 10, 1984, Yale University Press
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Book Details

First Sentence

"Many have been puzzled by the mysterious decline or collapse of great empires or civilizations and by the remarkable rise to wealth, power, or cultural achievement of previously peripheral or obscure peoples."

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Library of Congress
HD82.O565 1982

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
276
Dimensions
8.1 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
Weight
10.4 ounces

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OL9398941M
ISBN 10
0300030797
ISBN 13
9780300030792
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17464
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369410

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