The late Manfred Neumann, formerly Professor Emeritus of Economics, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Long Waves in the Economy and in Politics 3. Abundance of Explanations 4. Time Preference 5. Capital Formation with Population Growth 6. Economic Growth with Technological Change 7. Growth under Uncertainty and Imperfect Foresight 8. Long Waves of Economic Development 9. Long Waves and Business Cycles 10. Natural Resources and Population 11. Institutional Change 12. The History of Long Waves 13. International Rivalry 14. Epilogue Index

'This book is a major contribution, with particular importance to those with an interest in growth theory and business cycles. . . Such a socio-cultural explanation of economic phenomena is unusual and highly original.'

The late Manfred Neumann, formerly Professor Emeritus of Economics, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Long Waves in the Economy and in Politics 3. Abundance of Explanations 4. Time Preference 5. Capital Formation with Population Growth 6. Economic Growth with Technological Change 7. Growth under Uncertainty and Imperfect Foresight 8. Long Waves of Economic Development 9. Long Waves and Business Cycles 10. Natural Resources and Population 11. Institutional Change 12. The History of Long Waves 13. International Rivalry 14. Epilogue Index

'This book is a major contribution, with particular importance to those with an interest in growth theory and business cycles. . . Such a socio-cultural explanation of economic phenomena is unusual and highly original.'

The late Manfred Neumann, formerly Professor Emeritus of Economics, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Long Waves in the Economy and in Politics 3. Abundance of Explanations 4. Time Preference 5. Capital Formation with Population Growth 6. Economic Growth with Technological Change 7. Growth under Uncertainty and Imperfect Foresight 8. Long Waves of Economic Development 9. Long Waves and Business Cycles 10. Natural Resources and Population 11. Institutional Change 12. The History of Long Waves 13. International Rivalry 14. Epilogue Index

'This book is a major contribution, with particular importance to those with an interest in growth theory and business cycles. . . Such a socio-cultural explanation of economic phenomena is unusual and highly original.'