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The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War
By Gordon, Robert J.
- ISBN
- 9780691147727 9781400873302
- Publisher
- Princeton Univ.
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Reviewed on December 1, 2015 | Social Sciences
Gordon (economics, Northwestern Univ.) indicates that after the Civil War there was an economic revolution that changed the American standard of living, but that the rate of technological change has been slowing down. Coverage begins in 1870; there was little economic growth prior to that, as peasant life remained basically unchanged. Electricity, internal combustion engines, running water, indoor toi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
