Unequal Gains: American Growth and Inequality since 1700 (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World)
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (917 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691178275 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 424 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lindert is Distinguished Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis. His books include Growing Public: Social Spending and Economic Growth since the Eighteenth Century. He lives in Davis, California. Both are research associates at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His books include Trade and Poverty: When the Third World Fell Behind. Jeffrey G. Peter H. . He lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Williamson is
How to Make America Great: Reduce immigration, handcuff the bankers, better trade deals, more education, & higher estate taxes bill greene This book traces the gradual changes in income and inequality from 1620-1990. Like many university press publications, it provides a mass of detail, presented in over 100 tables and charts, and the author offers long and exhaustive explanations that are . Good, but very academic. This is definitely a great book. It is, however, a very academic one. The main contribution from the authors is to look at the _income_ distribution (by opposition to wealth or other measures of inequality) of the US using new data/new methodology (socia. Four Stars Art Jackson Acknowledges problem areas with historic data. Very interesting.
But that advantage was lost during the Revolution, lost again during the Civil War, and lost a third time during the Great Depression, though it was regained after each crisis. Unequal Gains also demonstrates how the widening income gaps have always touched every social group, from the richest to the poorest. Unequal Gains offers a radically new understanding of the economic evolution of the United States, providing a complete picture of the uneven progress of America from colonial times to today.While other economic historians base their accounts on American wealth, Peter Lindert and Jeffrey Williamson focus instead on incomeand the result is a bold reassessment of the American economic experience. America has been exceptional in its rising inequality after an egalitarian start, but not in its long-run growth.America had already achieved world income leadership by 1700, not just in the twentieth century as is commonly thought. Long before independence, American colonists enjoyed higher liv
The book contains an unprecedented graph that goes all the way back to the eve of independence and charts how unequal people's incomes were. A masterpiece in quantitative and qualitative economic research destined to become a classic in its field."--Library Journal, starred review"An ambitious and rigorous attempt to address some long-overlooked questions about U.S. This is as much a work of history as it is a work of economics."--Washington Post"Stunning."--Kenneth Stewart and Casey Jones, Standard-Times. "Its conclusions are both accessible and urgent."--Kirkus Reviews"Brilliant. economic development."--Helen Fessenden, Econ Focus"Unequal Gains traces how inequality surged and receded in American history