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Machines and Economic Growth - (Contributions in Economics and Economic History) by Natalie McPherson (Hardcover)
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- This book demonstrates the historical relationship between growth and mechanization since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in light of classical and neo-classical growth theory.
- About the Author: NATALIE McPHERSON is Assistant Professor of Economics at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
- 280 Pages
- Business + Money Management, Development
- Series Name: Contributions in Economics and Economic History
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The historical record concerning industrialization since 1770 is consistent with the classical view of economic growth, but not with the currently accepted neo-classical growth theory. Flaws in the logic and empirical short-comings of the neo-classical theory suggest that it should be rejected. Specifically, ideas that originate in static concepts cannot be applied to growth, a dynamic process. Nineteenth-century industrialization, the world wars and the Depression, the post-war boom, and the more recent slowdown in growth are discussed.
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This book demonstrates the historical relationship between growth and mechanization since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in light of classical and neo-classical growth theory.About the Author
NATALIE McPHERSON is Assistant Professor of Economics at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois