The rise and fall of American growth : the U.S. standard of living since the Civil War / Robert J. Gordon.

Author
Gordon, Robert J. (Robert James), 1940- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Description
xii, 762 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

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Subject(s)
Series
  • Princeton economic history of the Western world [More in this series]
  • The Princeton economic history of the Western world
Summary note
Examines the economic growth of the United States since the Civil War, arguing that the rate of growth between 1870 and 1970 cannot be repeated and that a number of issues are further stagnating the already slow rate of productivity growth.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 717-740) and index.
ISBN
  • 9780691147727 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0691147728 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2015027560
OCLC
908084072
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