Unequal Gains: American Growth and Inequality since 1700 (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World)
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (915 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691170495 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 424 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lindert is Distinguished Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis. . Peter H. Williamson is the Laird Bell Professor of Economics, emeritus, at Harvard University. Both are research associates at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin. His books include Growing Public: Social Spending and Economic Growth since the Eigh
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 rep. Good, but very academic. Luis-Durham 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 (social t. Art Jackson said Four Stars. Acknowledges problem areas with historic data. Very interesting.
The book sheds critical light on the forces that shaped American income history, and situates that history in a broad global context.Economic writing at its most stimulating, Unequal Gains provides a vitally needed perspective on who has benefited most from American growth, and why.. Long before independence, American colonists enjoyed higher living standards than Britain--and America's income advantage today is no greater than it was three hundred years ago. In addition, Lindert and Williamson show how income inequality among Americans rose steeply in two great waves--from 1774 to 1860 and from the 1970s to today--rising more than in any other wealthy nation in the world. 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. 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, Pet
An accomplished study."--Claude Ury, Library Journal (Starred Review)"An ambitious and rigorous attempt to address some long-overlooked questions about U.S. economic development."--Helen Fessenden, Econ Focus. "Its conclusions are both accessible and urgent."--Kirkus"A masterpiece in quantitative and qualitative economic research destined to become a classic in its field