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Why economies grow : the forces that shape prosperity and how we can get them working again / Jeff Madrick.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Madrick, Jeff, 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic development.
- Commerce.
- Information--Economic aspects.
- Information.
- Economic history.
- United States--Economic conditions.
- United States.
- Economic conditions.
- United States--Economic policy.
- Economic policy.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 242 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, [2002]
- Summary:
- America takes for granted that new technologies drive economic growth. Madrick argues that technological innovation has never been the cause of economic growth: it is a necessary condition but hardly a sufficient one. MadrickUs surprising thesis is that the process of growth is more complex than most pundits, business journalists, and even economists believe--but it can be understood.
- Contents:
- Why economies grow
- The invention of the new economy
- The importance of economic growth
- Causes of industrial revolution
- The drama of the American industrial revolution
- The productivity slowdown of the late twentieth century
- Why we grew rapidly again
- The challenges to prosperity
- Making America grow : challenges and principles
- Making America grow : an agenda
- Why we won't do it.
- Notes:
- "A Century Foundation book."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-232) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0465043119
- OCLC:
- 49853408
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