When the money runs out : the end of western affluence /
King, Stephen D. 1963-
When the money runs out : the end of western affluence / Stephen D. King. - x, 287 pages ; 20 cm
"First published in paperback in 2014"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-278) and index.
Introduction : whatever happened to the decades of plenty? --
Taking progress for granted --
The pain of stagnation --
Fixing a broken economy --
Stimulus junkies --
The limits to stimulus : lessons from history --
Loss of trust, loss of growth --
Three schisms --
From economic disappointment to political instability --
Dystopia --
Avoiding dystopia.
The Western world has experienced extraordinary economic progress throughout the last six decades. But such an era of continuously rising living standards is an historical anomaly, the author warns, and the current stagnation of Western economies threatens to reach crisis proportions in the not-so-distant future.
9780300205237 (softcover)
Wealth--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Wealth--History--Great Britain--21st century.
Riqueza--Historia--Siglo XX
Riqueza--Siglo XXI--Historia
Great Britain--Economic conditions--20th century.
Great Britain--Economic conditions--21st century.
Gran Bretaña--Condiciones económicas
Gran Bretaña--Características nacionales
HC 260 / K54w 2014
339.20941
When the money runs out : the end of western affluence / Stephen D. King. - x, 287 pages ; 20 cm
"First published in paperback in 2014"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-278) and index.
Introduction : whatever happened to the decades of plenty? --
Taking progress for granted --
The pain of stagnation --
Fixing a broken economy --
Stimulus junkies --
The limits to stimulus : lessons from history --
Loss of trust, loss of growth --
Three schisms --
From economic disappointment to political instability --
Dystopia --
Avoiding dystopia.
The Western world has experienced extraordinary economic progress throughout the last six decades. But such an era of continuously rising living standards is an historical anomaly, the author warns, and the current stagnation of Western economies threatens to reach crisis proportions in the not-so-distant future.
9780300205237 (softcover)
Wealth--History--Great Britain--20th century.
Wealth--History--Great Britain--21st century.
Riqueza--Historia--Siglo XX
Riqueza--Siglo XXI--Historia
Great Britain--Economic conditions--20th century.
Great Britain--Economic conditions--21st century.
Gran Bretaña--Condiciones económicas
Gran Bretaña--Características nacionales
HC 260 / K54w 2014
339.20941