Drastic measures: a history of wage and price controls in the united states
Auteur :
Rockoff, Hugh
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521244961
Date de publication :
29 juin 1984
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
670 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This is a history of America's use of wage and price controls from colonial times to the 1970s. It explores the impact of controls on prices and productivity, side-effects such as the growth of black markets and the expansion of government, and the relationship between controls and monetary policy.