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Author:

Edmonson, Nathan.

Title:

Technological foundations of cyclical economic growth : the case of the United States economy / Nathan Edmonson.

Publisher:

Transaction Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xi, 358 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Technological innovations--United States.
Business cycles--United States.
Industrial policy--United States.
Economische groei.
Business cycles.
Verenigde Staten.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-354) and index.

Contents:

Basic concepts -- The nineteenth century's legacy : invention and discovery to 1910 -- Innovation and prosperity : 1900-1930 -- Technology and depression -- Materials : enablers in the twentieth century -- Government fostering of invention/innovation after 1940 -- Government regulation and technology -- Computers and other electronics -- Light -- Medical and related technology -- On technology and the postwar economy -- Technologies that develop slowly -- On invention and innovation -- On choice among new technologies -- Conclusions and policy implications.

ISBN:

1412810124
9781412810128

OCLC:

(OCoLC)286472058

LCCN:

2008050613

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)