Slower growth in the Western world
By: edited by R.C.O. Matthews.
Contributors: Matthews, R. C. O. 1927-; Social Science Research Council (Great Britain)
Series: Joint studies in public policy ;; 6; Joint studies in public policy (National Institute of Economic and Social Research) ;; 6.
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: 1982
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Economic history -- 1971-1990 -- Congresses; Industrial productivity -- Congresses
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Papers presented at a conference held in June 1982, sponsored by the Social Science Research Council.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : a summary view / by R.C.O. Matthews; title: Productivity in the 1960s and 1970s / by Ann D. Morgan; title: The relationship between pressure of demand and productivity / by G.D.N. Worswick; title: Accelerating inflation and the growth of productivity / by A.J. Brown; title: Capital accumulation and productivity growth / by J.R. Sargent; title: World shocks, macroeconomic response, and the productivity puzzle / by Michael Bruno; title: Government intervention as a factor in slower growth in advanced industrial nations / by Victoria Curzon Price; title: How much of the slow-down was catch-up? / by Robin Marris; title: The productivity slow-down / by Andrew Glyn.