Screen LibraryThe rise and fall of American growth : the U.S. standard of living since the Civil War /
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.
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Princeton University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Princeton, New Jersey : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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The Princeton economic history of the Western world
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| Summary: |
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. "In the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. Electric lighting, indoor plumbing, home appliances, motor vehicles, air travel, air conditioning, and television transformed households and workplaces. With medical advances, life expectancy between 1870 and 1970 grew from forty-five to seventy-two years. Weaving together a vivid narrative, historical anecdotes, and economic analysis, The Rise and Fall of American Growth provides an in-depth account of this momentous era. But has that era of unprecedented gro |
| Carrier Form: | xii, 762 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 667-743) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780691147727 0691147728 9780691175805 |
| Index Number: | HD6983 |
| CLC: | F171.26-09 |
| Call Number: | F171.26-09/G664 |
| Contents: | Introduction: The ascent and descent of growth -- Part I. 1870-1940 : the great inventions create a revolution inside and outside the home. The starting point : life and work in 1870 ; What they ate and wore and where they bought it ; The American home : from dark and isolated to bright and networked ; Motors overtake horses and rail : inventions and incremental improvements ; From telegraph to talkies : information, communication, and entertainment ; Nasty, brutish, and short : illness and early death ; Working conditions on the job and at home ; Taking and mitigating risks : consumer credi |