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13%OFFRobert J. Gordon - The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War - 9780691175805 - V9780691175805
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The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War

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Description for The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War Paperback. Num Pages: 784 pages, 96 b/w illus., 32 tables. BIC Classification: KCG; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 133. .
In the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. Electric lighting, indoor plumbing, motor vehicles, air travel, and television transformed households and workplaces. But has that era of unprecedented growth come to an end? Weaving together a vivid narrative, historical anecdotes, and economic analysis, The Rise and Fall of American Growth challenges the view that economic growth will continue unabated, and demonstrates that the life-altering scale of innovations between 1870 and 1970 cannot be repeated. Gordon contends that the nation's productivity growth will be further held back by the ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
784
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691175805
SKU
V9780691175805
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About Robert J. Gordon
Robert J. Gordon is professor in social sciences at Northwestern University. His books include Productivity Growth, Inflation, and Unemployment and Macroeconomics. Gordon was included in the 2016 Bloomberg list of the nation's most influential thinkers.

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Winner of the 2017 PROSE Award in U.S. History, Association of American Publishers A New York Times Bestseller Winner of the 2017 Excellence in Financial Journalism Book Award, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants One of Bloomberg View's Great History Books of 2016 One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Economics Books of 2016 One of Foreign Affairs' Editors' ... Read more

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