![]() ![]() Gordon contends that the nation's productivity growth will be further held back by the. 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 18 cannot be repeated. Electric lighting, indoor plumbing, motor vehicles, air travel, and television transformed households and workplaces. In the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. ![]() Category: (G) General (US: Trade) (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). ![]() Num Pages: 784 pages, 96 b/w illus., 32 tables. Standard of Living since the Civil War (Princeton Economic History of the Western World) Paperback. Description for The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. ![]()
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