' … the most stimulating contribution to political and economic discussion made by any academic economist since the war. The Economist

• Preface to the third edition; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1. Introduction; 2. The five stages-of-growth - a summary; 3. The preconditions for take-off; 4. The take-off; 5. The drive to maturity; 6. The age of high mass-consumption; 7. Russian and American growth; 8. Relative stages-of-growth and aggression; 9. The relative stages-of-growth and the problem of peace; 10. Marxism, communism, and the stages-of-growth; Appendix A. The diffusion of the private automobile; Appendix B. The critics and the evidence; Code. Reflections on the debate as of 1990; Acknowledgments; Index.

' … the most stimulating contribution to political and economic discussion made by any academic economist since the war. The Economist

• Preface to the third edition; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; 1. Introduction; 2. The five stages-of-growth - a summary; 3. The preconditions for take-off; 4. The take-off; 5. The drive to maturity; 6. The age of high mass-consumption; 7. Russian and American growth; 8. Relative stages-of-growth and aggression; 9. The relative stages-of-growth and the problem of peace; 10. Marxism, communism, and the stages-of-growth; Appendix A. The diffusion of the private automobile; Appendix B. The critics and the evidence; Code. Reflections on the debate as of 1990; Acknowledgments; Index.