Stagnation theory in the light of recent history. (Fassung 2)

Steindl, Josef

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Collection:: Josef Steindl Collection

Title:: Stagnation theory in the light of recent history. (Fassung 2)

Author:: Steindl, Josef

Scope:: Typoskript, 14 Blätter, mit handschriftlichen Anmerkungen und Anstreichungen

Year of publication:: 1974

Source material date:: [vermutlich um 1974]

Language:: English

Description:: My book on maturity and stagnation was concerned with a particular period of history (ending in 1939) and a particular country - the U.S., which was chosen, in part because at the time it approximated reasonably well to a closed system with negligibly small taxation and budget. The question arises how far these ideas are relevant for other countries and for more recent periods. The questions, this much is sure, become then rather more complicated. (Auszug, S.1)

Subject:: Industriestaaten Wirtschaftswachtsum Wirtschaftsentwicklung Stagnation

Note:: Unveröffentlichtes Typoskript.

Related work:: Steindl, Josef: Maturity and Stagnation in American Capitalism. Oxford: Blackwell, 1952

Topic:: Growth,cycle and stagnation

JEL Classification:: O11 [Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development]

Shelfmark:: S/M.77.1

Access:: Free access

3 labour became more important, therefore greater (longer) retention of skilled labour by concerns, involving larger fixed cost. The dual labour market became more dominant. With this and with a social policy the keeping of redundant labour in face of declining demand became more important. As to industrial policy, the concentration no doubt increased further, encouraged now (in Europa, at least) by government policy in view of international competitive ness. Thus the competition of oligopolies shifted to the international scene, where large concerns are identified with nations. At the same time it has become , to a very large extent, technological competition. In so far as concerns (in spite of their international activities) are still identified with their national basis, it is also a national competition, in which the national policies of governments (protection, subsidies) are involved (technological competitions between the U.S. and Japan and Western Europe). Finally, it appears that in our age the problem of structural adjustment - the (relative) decline of certain industries and great overcapacity in the steel, cars, plastics, textiles, has been very prominent. This may be partly due to the --

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