problematic origins of democracy in Central America (Jeffrey L. Gould); the character and consequences of the Great Depression in Mexico (Alan Knight); Cuba—depression, imperialism, and revolution, 1920–40 (Gillian McGillivray); and the Great Depression in Latin America—an overview (Knight)....
Hawtrey’s argument was purely theoretical, but he believed it at least possible that the weak recovery from the Great Depression in the 1930s, even after abandonment of the gold standard and the widespread shift to easy money, had been dampened by entrepreneurial pessimism. Hetzel also quotes ...
The October 1929 crash came during a period of declining real estate values in the United States (which peaked in 1925) near the beginning of a chain of events that led to the Great Depression, a period of economic decline in the industrialized nations. In the days leading up to “Black ...
The Great Depression The Great Depression: The Extensive Effects The 1920s was a time of roaring prosperity. Even mid-October of 1929‚ the average middle-class American saw an “illimitable vista of prosperity” (Dixon 1). The thought of poverty was close to an end; in 1928‚ Presiden...
Chu of Institute for Defense Analyses reviews "The Great Depression in Latin America", by Paulo Drinot and Alan Knight. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: "Ten papers examine the consequences of the Great Depression in Latin America in terms of the role of the state, party-political...
Published in 1937, it tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in California, United States. Based on Steinbeck's own experiences as a bindlestiff...
It’s hard to imagine something worse than the Great Depression. And yet, you cannot ignore these signs that we’re heading towards disaster
During the Great Depression, unemployment was never below 15% (see Romer here for a comparison prior to 1930and this image derived fromTimothy Hatton’s work). In some years, it was close to 25%. When such a large share of the population is earning near zero in terms of income, it is...
During the Great Depression in the 1930s, my grandparents Milas and Mary Dunaway lived well on their small farm — always busy with gardening, beekeeping or one of their many other projects. They also owned a tiny country store. Almost every day, you could find my brothers, my cousins and...
Published in 1937, it tells the story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, who move from place to place in search of new job opportunities during the Great Depression in California, United States. Based on Steinbeck's own experiences as a bindlestif...