Title The economics of World War II : six great powers in international comparison / edited by Mark Harrison

Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1998

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 307 pages) : illustrations Series Studies in macroeconomic history. Contents Economics of World War II : an overview / Mark Harrison -- United Kingdom : "victory at all costs" / Stephen Broadberry and Peter Howlett -- United States : from ploughshares to swords / Hugh Rockoff -- Germany : guns, butter, and economic miracles / Werner Abelshauser -- Italy : how to lose the war and win the peace / Vera Zamagni -- Japan : guns before rice / Akira Hara -- Soviet Union : the defeated victor / Mark Harrison Summary The result of an international collaborative project, this volume looks at what contribution economics made to war preparedness and to winning or losing the war. A chapter is devoted to each country, and an introductory overview is given Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects. HISTORY -- Europe -- Western. Economic history Economics Weltkrieg 1939-1945 Wirtschaft Aufsatzsammlung Rüstung Kriegswirtschaft Oorlogseconomie. Tweede Wereldoorlog. SUBJECT Great Britain -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056677 United States -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140023 Germany -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054497 Italy -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068920 Japan -- Economic conditions -- 1918-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85069407 Soviet Union -- Economic conditions -- 1917-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125725 Subject Germany Great Britain Italy Japan Soviet Union United States Form Electronic book Author Harrison, Mark, 1949- ISBN 9781139939317 1139939319 9780511970795 051197079X

Other Titles Economics of World War 2 Economics of World War two

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