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Unequal gains : American growth and inequality since 1700 / Peter H. Lindert and Jeffrey G. Williamson.
LIBRA HC110.I5 L5624 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lindert, Peter H., author.
- Williamson, Jeffrey G., 1935- author.
- Series:
- Princeton economic history of the Western world
- The Princeton economic history of the Western world
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Income distribution--United States--History.
- Income distribution.
- Wealth--United States--History.
- Wealth.
- Economic development--United States--History.
- Economic development.
- History.
- United States--Economic conditions.
- United States.
- Economic conditions.
- Economic history.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 398 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
- Contents:
- 1 Persistent Debate, a New Approach, More Data, Rich Findings 1
- 2 Colonial Incomes on the Eve of the Revolution 13
- 3 When Did Colonial America Get Rich? 43
- 4 Losing the Lead: The Cost of Revolution and Independence 77
- 5 Unequal Economic Growth, 1800-1860 96
- 6 The Civil War: Growth Lost, Freedom Gained, Inequality Maintained 142
- 7 Contending Forces: American Incomes across the Late Nineteenth Century 166
- 8 The Greatest Leveling of All Time 194
- 9 Rising Inequality Once More, since the 1970s 219
- 10 Inequality and Growth: History Lessons for the Future 242.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780691170497
- 0691170495
- OCLC:
- 931476615
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