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Rise and Decline of Nations : Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities by Mancur Olson (1984, Trade Paperback)

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This book is a comprehensive analysis of the factors that contribute to the rise and decline of nations. The book is a trade paperback with 276 pages and was published by Yale University Press in 1984.

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PublisherYale University Press

ISBN-100300030797

ISBN-139780300030792

eBay Product ID (ePID)103694

Product Key Features

Number of Pages276 Pages

Publication NameRise and Decline of Nations : Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities

LanguageEnglish

SubjectGlobalization, Economics / General

Publication Year1984

FeaturesReprint

TypeTextbook

AuthorMancur Olson

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Business & Economics

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight10.4 Oz

Item Length0.8 in

Item Width0.6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN82-040163

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal338.9001

Edition DescriptionReprint

Synopsis"A convincing book that could make a big difference in the way we think about modern economic problems."--Peter Passell, New York Times Book Review "Clearly, this is no ordinary theory. Equally clearly, it sprang from the mind of no ordinary economist."--James Lardner, Washington Post The years since World War II have seen rapid shifts in the relative positions of different countries and regions. Leading political economist Mancur Olson offers a new and compelling theory to explain these shifts in fortune and then tests his theory against evidence from many periods of history and many parts of the world. "Schumpeter and Keynes would have hailed the insights Olson gives into the sicknesses of the modern mixed economy."--Paul A. Samuelson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "One of the really important books in social science of the past half-century."--Scott Gordon, Canadian Journal of Economics "The thesis of this brilliant book is that the longer a society enjoys political stability, the more likely it is to develop powerful special-interest lobbies that in turn make it less efficient economically."--Charles Peters, Washington Monthly "Remarkable. The fundamental ideas are simple, yet they provide insight into a wide array of social and historical issues. . . . The Rise and Decline of Nations promises to be a subject of productive interdisciplinary argument for years to come."--Robert O. Keohane, Journal of Economic Literature "I urgently recommend it to all economists and to a great many non-economists."--Gordon Tullock, Public Choice "Olson's theory is illuminating and there is no doubt that The Rise and Decline of Nations will exert much influence on ideas and politics for many decades to come."--Pierre Lemieux, Reason Co-winner of the 1983 American Political Science Association's Gladys M. Kammerer Award for the best book on U.S. national policy, The years since World War II have seen rapid shifts in the relative positions of different countries and regions. Leading political economist Mancur Olson offers a new and compelling theory to explain these shifts in fortune and then tests his theory against evidence from many periods of history and many parts of the world. " T]his elegant, readable book. . . sets out to explain why economies succumb to the 'British disease, ' the kind of stagnation and demoralization that is now sweeping Europe and North America. . . . A convincing book that could make a big difference in the way we think about modern economic problems."--Peter Passell, The New York Times Book Review "Schumpeter and Keynes would have hailed the insights Olson gives into the sicknesses of the modern mixed economy."--Paul A. Samuelson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology "One of the really important books in social science of the past half-century."--Scott Gordon, The Canadian Journal of Economics "The thesis of this brilliant book is that the longer a society enjoys political stability, the more likely it is to develop powerful special-interest lobbies that in turn make it less efficient economically."--Charles Peters, The Washington Monthly "Remarkable. The fundamental ideas are simple, yet they provide insight into a wide array of social and historical issues. . . . The Rise and Decline of Nations promises to be a subject of productive interdisciplinary argument for years to come."--Robert O. Keohane, Journal of Economic Literature "I urgently recommend it to all economists and to a great many non-economists."--Gordon Tullock, Public Choice "Olson's theory is illuminating and there is no doubt that The Rise and Decline of Nations will exert much influence on ideas and politics for many decades to come."--Pierre Lemieux, Reason Co-winner of the 1983 American Political Science Association's Gladys M. Kammerer Award for the best book on U.S. national policy

LC Classification NumberHD82.O565 1982