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 growth come to an end?
Gordon challenges the view that economic growth can or will continue unabated, and he demonstrates that the life-altering scale of innovations between 1870 and 1970 can't be repeated. He contends that the nation's productivity growth, which has already slowed to a crawl, will be further held back by the vexing headwinds of rising inequality, stagnating education, an aging population, and the rising debt of college students and the federal government. Gordon warns that the younger generation may be the first in American history that fails to exceed their parents' standard of living, and that rather than depend on the great advances of the past, we must find new solutions to overcome the challenges facing us.
A critical voice in the debates over economic stagnation, "The Rise and Fall of American Growth" is at once a tribute to a century of radical change and a harbinger of tougher times to come.
Автор: Lary Название: China`s Civil War ISBN: 1107678269 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107678262 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3802.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The first social history in English of China`s Civil War, 1945-9, which brought the Chinese Communist Party to power. Surveying a period of intense upheaval and chaos, it shows how the Communist Party succeeded in overthrowing the Nationalist government to bring political and social revolution to China.
Описание: In 2014, the arrest and detention of thousands of desperate young migrants at the southwest border of the United States exposed the US government`s shadowy juvenile detention system, which had escaped public scrutiny for years. This book shows how the US government got into the business of detaining children and what we can learn from this.
Автор: Ruiz Название: The `Red Terror` and the Spanish Civil War ISBN: 1107682932 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107682931 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 4435.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This study challenges the common view that extrajudicial executions in Republican Spain in July 1936 were the work of criminal or anarchist `uncontrollables`.
Описание: This book presents a new critical re-description of Turkish-Greek rapprochement processes over a lengthy time span (1974-2010), offering innovative explanations for the emergence of the reconciliation movement, examining its successes and failures, prospects and predicaments.
Автор: Ruiz Название: The `Red Terror` and the Spanish Civil War ISBN: 1107054540 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107054547 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 17266.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This study challenges the common view that extrajudicial executions in Republican Spain in July 1936 were the work of criminal or anarchist `uncontrollables`.
Автор: Raleigh, Donald J. Название: Experiencing Russia`s civil war : ISBN: 0691113203 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691113203 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 8712.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Presents the comprehensive history of the total experience of the Russian Civil War. Focusing on the key Volga city of Saratov and the surrounding region, this book shows how the experience of civil war embedded itself into both the people`s and the state`s outlook and behavior.
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