Beyond the Great Depression? The transformation of Western economic policies, 1969-1985

Diplôme Thèse Beyond the Great Depression? The transformation of Western economic policies, 1969-1985 eng 2021-05-26 2021-07-01 author Beroud Samuel 788766 director Leimgruber Matthieu 681316 468 10.13097/archive-ouverte/unige:160720 urn:nbn:ch:unige-1607204 SdS 167 This dissertation shows how short-term political and geopolitical considerations shaped the macroeconomic policies of the United States, the Federal Republic of Germany, France and the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1985. It explains that Western governments considered the monetary, energy and economic crises a threat to the capitalist system and the international order. They frequently compared the 1970s with the 1930s and feared that the crises could lead to a similar breakdown of the social, political and economic order. These considerations fostered Atlantic cooperation. At the same time, Western governments competed intensively against each other. They tried to shift the burden of economic adjustment and the costs of defending the capitalist system to each other and developed selfish strategies to defend their position in the international order. In particular, the US government saw crises as an opportunity to reorganize the international economic system and reaffirm its political leadership. Economic History Cold War History Political History European Integration Geoeconomics 1970s 1980s Neoliberalism United States Germany United Kingdom France Dewey 300 10 Faculté des sciences de la société T false a09f0055-daef-42aa-9960-0e24e62818da Thesis Private 20210701 Manuscrit de thèse pour im.pdf 3327175 application/pdf 1c5468d880f2b3f79062845e26c3a088b9ca29a27628aff24bd25797af307a56 closedAccess Faculté des sciences de la société

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