Depression, War, and Cold War: Challenging the Myths of Conflict and Prosperity (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781598130294)

Offering a powerful interpretation of U.S. political economy from the early-1930s to the end of the Cold War, this resource refutes many popular myths about the Great Depression and New Deal, the World War II economy, and the postwar national-security state that is still so pervasive today. What accounts for the extraordinary duration of the Great Depression? How did the war alter relations between government and leaders of big business? What is Congress's role in the military-industrial-congressional complex? This book answers these and other crucial questions by presenting new insights and analyses along with statistical evidence that defies mainstream interpretation of economic history.

Author: Robert Higgs
ISBN-10: 1598130293
ISBN-13: 9781598130294
Publisher: Independent Institute
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2009
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2009 pg. 90