Politics in Hard Times: Comparative Responses to International Economic Crises

by Peter Gourevitch

Overview

In Politics in Hard Times, Peter Gourevitch explores the common political factors that shape economic policy choices. He focuses on three periods of economic crisis—1873–1896, 1929–1949, and 1971 to the present—and compares policy choices made in Britain, France, Germany, Sweden, and the United States.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780801419737
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	11/07/1986
Series:	Cornell Studies in Political Economy
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.88(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Peter Gourevitch is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego.