The Great Depression
By: edited by Brian Duignan
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Economics: taking the mystery out of money
Publisher: Rosen Pub.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9781615308903
Subjects: Depressions; History; Business cycles; Social history
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Economic history of the Great Depression; title: Recessions, depressions, and the business cycle; title: Timing and severity of the Great Depression; title: Dates of the Great Depression in various countries; title: Peak-to-trough decline in industrial production in various countries; title: Causes of the decline; title: Stock market crash; title: Banking panics and monetary contraction; title: The gold standard; title: International lending and trade; title: Sources of recovery; title: Economic impact; title: Society and politics in the Great Depression; title: Global concerns; title: Political movements and social change; title: Artistic and cultural expressions of the Great Depression; title: The documentary impulse; title: Federal arts programs; title: Theatre; title: Fiction; title: Popular culture; title: Conclusion; title: Appendix; title: Herbert Hoover : against the proposed new deal; title: Franklin D. Roosevelt : first inaugural address; title: Henry Ford : advice to the unemployed; title: Songs of the hungry; title: Franklin D. Roosevelt : relief, recovery, and reform; title: Herbert Hoover : the new deal and European collectivism; title: Glossary; title: Bibliography; title: Index.