A history of the U.S. standard of living - newgeography.com

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September 12, 2016

Professor Robert J. Gordon’s The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living Since the Civil War provides a comprehensive history of the US standard of living and an analysis of our future growth.

Read Wendell Cox’s commentary on newgeography.com at www.newgeography.com/content/005364-robert-gordons-notable-history-economics-and-living-standards.

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