An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Europe
Economic Regimes from Laissez-Faire to Globalization

A revised and updated edition of the leading overview of economic regimes and economic performance in twentieth-century Europe.

Ivan T. Berend (Author)

9781316501856, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 September 2016

368 pages, 33 b/w illus. 46 tables
24.5 x 17.3 x 1.7 cm, 0.73 kg

'This revised and updated edition of an already classic book takes the reader through to Europe's best and worst of all centuries. Unprecedented wealth and unprecedented barbarity are put into an economic perspective, against a broad intellectual and institutional background. A must-read at a critical juncture of Europe's history.' Gianni Toniolo, Guido Carli Free International University for Social Studies

This new edition of Ivan T. Berend's leading overview of economic regimes and economic performance from the start of the twentieth century to the present is fully updated to incorporate recent events, including the causes and impacts of the 2008 financial-economic crisis. Praised for its clear prose and uncluttered analytical style as well as its use of illustrative case studies, this is an integrated, comparative account of European economic development from the evolution of capitalism to the fascist and communist regimes and their collapse, and Europe's current economic problems. The book examines both successes and failures in responding to the challenges of this crisis-ridden but highly-successful age. It introduces the main factors behind economic growth and the various economic regimes that were invented and trialled. It also shows how the vast disparity which had existed between the European regions started gradually decreasing as a result of increased integration.

Introduction
1. Europe's laissez-faire system and its impact before World War I
2. Decline of laissez-faire and the rise of the regulated market system
3. Economic dirigisme in authoritarian-fascist regimes
4. The centrally planned economic system
5. Managed social-market system in an integrating post-World War II Western Europe
6. Globalization: return to laissez-faire?
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Economic history [KCZ], 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], European history [HBJD]