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Unequal gains : American growth and inequality since 1700
- Title
- Unequal gains : American growth and inequality since 1700 / Peter H. Lindert and Jeffrey G. Williamson.
- Author
- Lindert, Peter H.
- Publication
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Williamson, Jeffrey G., 1935-
- Description
- xvii, 398 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- "Unequal Gains offers a radically new understanding of the economi c evolution of the United States, providing a complete picture of the uneven progress of America from colonial times to today."--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- The Princeton economic history of the Western world
- Uniform Title
- Princeton economic history of the Western world.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-390) and index.
- Contents
- Persistent debate, a new approach, more data, rich findings -- Colonial incomes on the eve of the Revolution -- When did Colonial America get rich? -- Losing the lead : the cost of revolution and independence -- Unequal economic growth, 1800-1860 -- The Civil War : growth lost, freedom gained, inequality maintained -- Contending forces : American incomes across the late nineteenth century -- The greatest leveling of all time -- Rising inequality once more, since the 1970s -- Inequality and growth : history lessons for the future -- Appendix A. A guide to the 1774 and 1800 income estimates -- Appendix B. Salaries, payment in kind, and workdays -- Appendix C. Estimating slaves' retained earnings, Colonial times to 1860 -- Appendix D. American versus British prices, 1640-1875 -- Appendix E. A guide to the 1860 income estimates, and some modifications for 1850 -- Appendix F. A guide to the 1870 income estimates -- Appendix G. Farm operators' incomes in 1870 -- Appendix H. Sources and notes to tables and figures in main text.
- Call Number
- JBE 16-316
- ISBN
- 9780691170497
- 0691170495
- LCCN
- 2015044019
- OCLC
- 931476615
- Author
- Lindert, Peter H., author.
- Title
- Unequal gains : American growth and inequality since 1700 / Peter H. Lindert and Jeffrey G. Williamson.
- Publisher
- Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- The Princeton economic history of the Western worldPrinceton economic history of the Western world.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-390) and index.
- Added Author
- Williamson, Jeffrey G., 1935- author.
- Research Call Number
- JBE 16-316