TY - BOOK AU - Allen,Larry TI - The global economic system since 1945 T2 - Contemporary worlds SN - 186189242X U1 - 330.9045 22 PY - 2005/// CY - London PB - Reaktion KW - Economic history KW - 20th century N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Introduction --; 2; A global postwar economy takes shape --; 3; Prosperity born of depression --; 4; The thesis and antithesis of capitalism --; 5; The ebbtide of postwar prosperity --; 6; A tug of war between inflation and economic controls --; 7; The political pendulum suddenly swings --; 8; The floodtide of the capitalist revolution --; 9; The force of speculation enrolled in the cause of globalization --; 10; Global confidence and global panic ER -