Alternate Timelines

Scenarios about '1970s economy'

The economic conditions and developments of the 1970s, characterized by stagflation (simultaneous high inflation and unemployment), oil crises, and the end of the post-World War II economic boom. This decade saw major structural shifts including the collapse of the Bretton Woods system, rising globalization, deindustrialization in Western nations, and economic policies that began moving away from Keynesian approaches toward monetarism and supply-side economics.

What If Stagflation Never Occurred?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the economic phenomenon of stagflation never materialized in the 1970s, potentially reshaping global economic policy, monetary theory, and political developments for decades to come.

What If The Oil Crisis of 1973 Never Happened?

Exploring the alternate timeline where the 1973 oil embargo never occurred, potentially altering the trajectory of global energy policies, economic development, and geopolitical power balances over the next fifty years.