This book analyzes the development of economic cycles in the run of history. The focus is on the development of cycle theory, with maximum emphasis upon ideas. Chapter 1 delivers an overview of the debate about cycles before the 1970s. Chapter 2 completes this survey by presenting the main...

[fre] Cet article présente une synthèse détaillée des théories des cycles économiques, des origines à nos jours. Partant des approches traditionnelles, nous abordons successivement l’analyse statistique du cycle économique, les auteurs majeurs, la période des Trente Glorieuses, les...

This article presents a detailed synthesis of the business cycle theories, from its origins to the current period. On the basis of the traditional approaches, we present successively the statistical analysis of the business cycle, the major authors, the period of the Trente Glorieuses, the long...