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The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living Since the Civil War

Robert J. Gordon

Hardcover | Pages: 784 pages

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ISBN:	0691147728 (ISBN13: 9780691147727)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Nominee for Shortlist (2016), Cundill History Prize Nominee (2016)

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How America's high standard of living came to be and why future growth is under threat

In the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. Electric lighting, indoor plumbing, motor vehicles, air travel, and television transformed households and workplaces. But has that era of unprecedented growth come to an end? Weaving together a vivid narrative, historical anecdotes, and economic analysis, The Rise and Fall of American Growth challenges the view that economic growth will continue unabated, and demonstrates that the life-altering scale of innovations between 1870 and 1970 cannot be repeated. Gordon contends that the nation's productivity growth will be further held back by the headwinds of rising inequality, stagnating education, an aging population, and the rising debt of college students and the federal government, and that we must find new solutions. A critical voice in the most pressing debates of our time, 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.

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Title	:	The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living Since the Civil War
Author	:	Robert J. Gordon
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 784 pages
Published	:	January 12th 2016 by Princeton University Press
Categories	:	Economics. History. Nonfiction. Business. Politics. North American Hi.... American History

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Like many other dense economic works, The Rise and Fall of American Growth was at times a slog to get through and utilizes plenty of graphs and discussions of methodology which might put off the layman. This is a shame because it's underlying thesis, and the evidence it presents for it is important to the future of the United States, and given the US' relative power and importance in a global context, to the World.In short, Gordon's thesis is this; The period of Rapid American growth, starting

I don't think I've ever read so much about so little. This book goes beyond the minutiae of commonplace knowledge and attempts to cover it all up with a smattering of percent signs, a few graphics, and by offering absolutely no discernible structure to any of it. If you have any idea why the 1940's saw so much economic action for the US, you won't find anything new in this monstrous Tome of the Obvious.I gave two stars for the two semi-interesting tidbits of historical trivia that I'll be

I was a bit worried in starting this that it might prove boring given this book is the size of a fat brick and has a title that hints at content so potentially boring that it could put a person hopped up on boatload of amphetamines running around the house worried about the murderer at their doorstep to sleep. But nope. I thought this was totally excellent. A great and informative read, well-crafted, beautifully argued. The exploration of history, documentation of technological and economic

The book shows some evidences and explanation on productivity rise and decline in the USA since 1870s. It takes into account some historical milestones in the US history, such as the Civil War, the World War 2, and the Great Depression, to show how these important events had changed the way people interacted with technology and their way of living (hence the way the economy worked). It mentions all kinds of technological inventions which have had some contribution in rising productivity. In the

What a masterpiece! The book of my dreams.

The author had me at indoor toilets. Our standard and quality of life have gotten better since 1870. Any improvement to the quality of today's toilets dwarfs in comparison to the initial move from the privy to today's homes with running water and our other standard utilities. As the author quoted someone saying, "the best thing is to have God in your heart, the next best thing is to have electricity in your home".I don't think there was one trend or quality of life improvement that the author

Thorough and fascinating. Basically, Picketty's Capital with examples. I think I don't fully agree that it is knowable whether we have game changing discoveries yet to come. Though I am convinced that it is unlikely.