THE COLD-WAR ECONOMY - OPPORTUNITY COSTS, IDEOLOGY, AND THE POLITICS OF CRISIS

Authors
HIGGS R
Citation
R. Higgs, THE COLD-WAR ECONOMY - OPPORTUNITY COSTS, IDEOLOGY, AND THE POLITICS OF CRISIS, Explorations in economic history, 31(3), 1994, pp. 283-312
Citations number
78
Categorie Soggetti
History of Social Sciences",Economics
Journal title
Explorations in economic history → ACNP
ISSN journal
00144983
Volume
31
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
283 - 312
Database
ISI
SICI code
0014-4983(1994)31:3<283:TCE-OC>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
This paper is an analytical survey of the Cold War economy of the Unit ed States during the period 1948-1989, with special attention being gi ven to the macroeconomic dimensions of the Cold War and to the related political economy. Suggestions are offered for further research. (C) 1994 Academic Press. Inc.