The James A. Gibson Library has recently acquired the “e-book” editions of two titles in the Routledge International Handbooks series which are relevant for economic researchers. Both are now available on Ebscohost’s EBook collection. There is a 1 concurrent user limit on each book.
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The Routledge Handbook of Major Events in Economic History
This handbook spans the period from the late 19th century to the early 21st century. It is organized into four parts. Part one covers the era just prior to and including World War I and includes chapters on the establishment of the U.S. Federal Reserve System, the great merger wave, the classical gold standard, and various financial panics. Part two covers the interwar era and World War II and features chapters on the 1929 stock market crash, the Great Depression, the New Deal, and World War II. Part three covers the post World War II era from 1945 to the 1990s and includes chapters on the Marshall Plan, oil shocks, disinflation, the rise of China and India, and the fall of the Soviet Union. Part four of the handbook covers the contemporary era and includes chapters on world hyperinflations, recent financial panics, and government bailouts.
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The Routledge Handbook of Modern Economic History
According to the publisher, “The Routledge Handbook of Modern Economic History aims to introduce readers to important approaches and findings of economic historians who study the modern world. Its short chapters reflect the most up-to-date research and are written by well-known economic historians who are authorities on their subjects”.
The handbook is organized into four parts: 1) the methods of modern economic history; 2) influences on growth and stagnation; 3) individual economic sectors (agriculture, transportation, healthcare, banking, entertainment and sports; 4) the work force and human outcomes (labor markets, labor unions, education, immigration, slavery, urbanization, the changing role of women, African Americans).
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