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War, Economy and Society, 1939-1945 (Paperback, New Ed)
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War, Economy and Society, 1939-1945 (Paperback, New Ed)
Series: History of the World Economy in the Twentieth Century, v. 5
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"This remarkable book should be the standard work for a long time.
A true comparative study, it relates the experience of all the main
countries (and sometimes others) to a series of key issues that are
deftly analyzed and not just described. In addition to the basics -
production, consumption, food, finance and organization - the book
deals with such famous themes as war as the bringer-of-growth and
stimulus-to-technology, and such special questions as the
exploitation of occupied areas and economic warfare. Throughout,
Professor Milward of Manchester relates economics to strategy in an
illuminating way." (Foreign Affairs). "An admirable
state-of-the-arts report on what we know about how agriculture,
population, technology, labor, industrial production, and public
finance were affected by the war. He also sets out some highly
challenging findings concerning the rationale and effectiveness of
economic strategy as applied b the main powers. And he has
tentatively advanced some large concepts about the nature of
advanced economies as revealed by the manner in which they strove
to cope with the war. His approach is broadly comparative: he gives
us an account not only of the relative economic performance of
individual European powers, but also of the Japanese and American
war economies, plus a few observations on the situation in many
smaller countries from Australia to Yugoslavia. The book is a mine
of information and arresting concepts." (American Historical
Review). "Milward displays an impressive mastery of his material,
both from a historical and economic point of view. He uses
quantification effectively, but the book can be read with ease and
pleasure by those who are neither trained in nor interested in
econometrics. Lucidly written, this superb work deserves a much
wider audience than merely specialists." (Journal of Economic
Literature). "Milward's portrayal of events operates on the
proposition that strategic deicions cannot be understood apart from
the economic considerations which each leader or government had to
take into account...a permanent contribution to our understanding
of World War II. Henceforth it will be hard to escape his
contention that the big battalions that counted were those on the
production line." (Journal of Interdisciplinary History).
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