The Rise and Fall of American Growth

The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War

By:

Robert J Gordon

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Hardback

Series:

The Princeton Economic History of the Western World

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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, histor

Author Biography:

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.

Release date NZ

January 12th, 2016

Author

Robert J Gordon

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

60 b/w illus. 64 tables.

Pages

784

Series

The Princeton Economic History of the Western World

Dimensions

152x235x56

ISBN-13

9780691147727

Product ID

23070313

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