1. World economic development since 1920
Continued economic progress by industrialized countries of Europe and North America; more rapid spread than before of modern techniques of organization and production into other countries; Alteration in the general trends of world trade; Unprecedented growth of population
2. The Nineteen-Twenties
The struggle for the gold standard; Old and new industries; exports, foreign investment and the balance of payments; The extension of government activity; Wages, trade unions and industrial relations.
3. The Economic Crisis, 1929-32
4. The Nineteen-Thirties
Cheap money and the price level; Old and new industries; Agriculture; Exports, foreign investment and teh balance of payments; Unemployment and government policy; The standard of living
5. The War Economy, 1939-45
6. Since the War, 1945-66
Government Planning, monetary policy and the balance of payments; Industrial development and foreign trage; Social policy, wages and trade unions; Comment and analysis.
Appendix: Economic Thought and Policy Between the Wars
Biography
Youngson, A.J.
