Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Plates; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; PART ONE: THE EUROPEAN ECONOMY SINCE 1945; 2. The Legacy of the Second World War; 3. Reconstruction and the Beginnings of European Integration; 4. The Great Boom: 1950-73; 5. The Search for Economic Stability: Western Europe since 1973; 6. Industrial and Structural Change; 7. Foreign Trade and Payments in Western Europe; 8. Welfare States; 9. The European Community -- 1958 to the 1990s; PART TWO: LONG-TERM FORCES IN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CHANGE
10. European Demographic Change since 194511. European Immigration since 1945; 12. Education; 13. Transport and Communications; 14. Urbanization; PART THREE: NATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICIES; 15. The Benelux Countries; 16. Britain; 17. France; 18. Germany; 19. Italy; 20. Scandinavia; 21. Spain, 1939-96; 22. Conclusion: The Post-War European Economy in Long-Term Perspective; Key Dates and Events; Notes on Contributors; Index
Summary
This major new text offers a clearly structured introduction to the economic and social development of Western Europe since the Second World War. A team of experts explore key aspects of postwar Europe's economy and society in a number of thematic chapters, with a regional and strongly comparative focus and these are followed by specific national studies
