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  • 4 - The Great Depression of the 1930s

  • Andrés Solimano
  • Book:
    A History of Big Recessions in the Long Twentieth Century
    Published online:
    06 February 2020
    Print publication:
    20 February 2020, pp 61-87

  • Summary

    Chapter 4 documents the worldwide intensity and duration of the Great Depression and focuses on the causes and consequences of the Depression in center and periphery economies. It examines the role played by the gold exchange standard, the lack of an international hegemonic power to coordinate and guide an effective international response to the shock, the response of monetary and fiscal policies, the timing of leaving the gold standard, and other factors. The chapter discusses the role of price deflation in exacerbating/ameliorating economic decline and the effects of war preparation in the United States, Germany, and other countries to put these economies back in a growth track.