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The rise and fall of American growth : the U.S. standard of living since the Civil War
Title:
The rise and fall of American growth : the U.S. standard of living since the Civil War
ISBN:
9780691147727
Physical Description:
xii, 762 pages : charts ; 24 cm.
Series:
The Princeton economic history of the Western world

Princeton economic history of the Western world.
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.