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The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World)
by Gordon, Robert J., 2016
Who uses, recommends or left The Rise and Fall of American Growth, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.
3 people
The book was a fantastic read, and well worth the time.
Gates reviews Robert Gordon's economic history of American growth.
2016-07-26·gatesnotes.com ↗
On his bookshelf, marked as one he thought was particularly great.
'The Rise and Fall of American Growth' by Robert Gordon. A very powerful account of just how much technological change there was in the period, let's say 1870 to 1950
80,000 Hours Podcast transcript; asked for books explaining how his views shifted
2020-01-24·80000hours.org ↗
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