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Cameron Gordon

Chapter Chapter 24 in Many Possible Worlds, 2023, pp 661-694 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The Second World WarSecond World War was the most destructive warWar ever fought. Yet, only five years after its end, the world economy was beginning a general period of extremely strong growth that would last roughly two decades. The growth trend was rather universal, although poverty remained endemic in much of the developing worldDeveloping world. In the rich economies, Capitalist economies overall grew faster than Socialist ones. And even within high-growth countries, prosperity was not universally distributed. But amidst this material plenty there were underlying social, demographic and political changes unfolding that exploded into open rebellion, especially amongst the young, and not just in the West.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-9281-0_24

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