Ronald L. Rogowski Shocking Contrasts (Hardback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Shocking ContrastsCondition: NewSubtitle: Political Responses to Exogenous Supply ShocksEAN: 9781316510704ISBN: 9781316510704Publisher: Cambridge University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 08/17/2023Description: In the fourteenth century, the Black Death killed as much as two thirds of Europe's population; in the fifteenth, the introduction of moveable-type printing rapidly expanded Europe's supply of human capital; between 1850 and 1914, Russia's population almost tripled; and in World War I, the British blockade starved some 800,000 Germans. Each of these, Shocking Contrasts argues, amounted to an unanticipated shock, positive or negative, to the supply of a crucial factor of production; and elicited one of four main responses: factor substitution; factor movement to a different sector or region; technological innovation; or political action, sometimes extending to coercion at home or conquest abroad. This book examines parsimonious models of factor returns, relative costs, and technological innovation. It offers a framework for understanding the role of supply shocks in major political conflicts and argues that its implications extend far beyond these specific cases to any period of human history.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBAuthor: Ronald L. RogowskiGenre: Law & PoliticsBook Series: Political Economy of Institutions and DecisionsItem Height: 236mmItem Length: 158mmItem Width: 18mmItem Weight: 520gTopic: Business & FinanceRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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