Shocking Contrasts : Political Responses to Exogenous Supply Shocks Hardback
by Ronald L. (University of California, Los Angeles) Rogowski
Part of the Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions series
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In the fourteenth century, the Black Death killed as much as two thirds of Europe's population; in the fifteenth, the introduction of moveable-type printing rapidly expanded Europe's supply of human capital; between 1850 and 1914, Russia's population almost tripled; and in World War I, the British blockade starved some 800,000 Germans.
Each of these, Shocking Contrasts argues, amounted to an unanticipated shock, positive or negative, to the supply of a crucial factor of production; and elicited one of four main responses: factor substitution; factor movement to a different sector or region; technological innovation; or political action, sometimes extending to coercion at home or conquest abroad.
This book examines parsimonious models of factor returns, relative costs, and technological innovation.
It offers a framework for understanding the role of supply shocks in major political conflicts and argues that its implications extend far beyond these specific cases to any period of human history.
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- Pages:225 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:17/08/2023
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- ISBN:9781316510704
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:225 pages, Worked examples or Exercises
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:17/08/2023
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- ISBN:9781316510704