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The European Economy since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond
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The Independent Review
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July 1, 2008
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* The European Economy since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond By Barry Eichengreen Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2006. Pp. xvii, 495. $35.00 cloth.
Barry Eichengreen's book The European Economy since 1945 presents a detailed introduction to the economic history of western Europe since World War II, plus a chapter on the history of central planning in eastern Europe and another on the process of transition from the economic environment typical of the Soviet Empire to a free-market environment and the European Union. Those who read it all will not be disappointed. They will find comprehensive information on the postwar situation and the reconstruction, as well as a ...