Western Europe - 9781138148338

Taylor & Francis

This major introductory survey of modern Europe provides a history of economic and social change in the period, thematic discussions of the main topics arising, and detailed studies by nation and area. > This major new text offers a clearly structured introduction to the economic and social development of Western Europe since the Second World War. A team of experts explore key aspects of postwar Europe's economy and society in a number of thematic chapters, with a regional and strongly comparative focus and these are followed by specific national studies. > \n1. Introduction - Max-Stephan Schulze. PART ONE: THE EUROPEAN ECONOMY SINCE 1945. 2. The Legacy of the Second World War - Peter Howlett. 3. Reconstruction and the Beginnings of European Integration - Till Geiger. 4. The Great Boom: 1950-1973 - N. F. R. Crafts. 5. The Search for Economic Stability:Western Europe Since 1973 - Nicholas Woodward. 6. Industrial and Structural Change - Maurice Kirby. 7. Foreign Trade and Paymente