Why economies grow : the forces that shape prosperity and how we can get them working again / Jeffre...
Why economies grow : the forces that shape prosperity and how we can get them working again / Jeffre...
Why economies grow : the forces that shape prosperity and how we can get them working again / Jeffrey Madrick.
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New York, NY : Basic Books, c2002.
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N338.9/ 379
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 242 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Richard C. Leone -- 1. Why Economies Grow -- 2. The Invention of the New Economy -- 3. The Importance of Economic Growth -- 4. The Causes of Industrial Revolution -- 5. The Drama of the American Industrial Revolution -- 6. The Productivity Slowdown of the Late Twentieth Century -- 7. Why...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Basic Books, c2002.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2002.
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"The thesis at the heart of Why Economies Grow is that the process of growth is far more complex than most pundits, business journalists, and even economists believe. But it can be understood. Madrick re-examines the 1990s in light of earlier booms, shows why technology did not give rise to a "new economy," and tells what we need to do to restore r...
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Why economies grow : the forces that shape prosperity and how we can get them working again / Jeffrey Madrick.
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"A Century Foundation book."
Includes bibligraphic references and index.
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c2002.
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N338.9/ 379
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74VvyO5MEDdl
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ISBN
0465043119
9780465043118
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338.9
338.973
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991016080469702626
