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All proponents of the theory of long waves acknowledge the existence of alternating long-term phases of relative expansion and contraction in the historical development of industrial capitalism. But the nature of the long waves, their origins and appearance, has been the subject of wide-ranging debate.
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© 1987 Michael Marshall
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Marshall, M. (1987). Theories of Long Waves: From Kondratieff to Mandel. In: Long Waves of Regional Development. Critical Human Geography. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-18539-9_2
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