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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Peter H. Lindert , Jeffrey G. WilliamsonPublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press Volume: 72 Weight: 0.539kg ISBN: 9780691178271ISBN 10: 0691178275 Pages: 424 Publication Date: 05 December 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Language: English Table of ContentsReviews[I]ts conclusions are both accessible and urgent. --Kirkus Brilliant... A masterpiece in quantitative and qualitative economic research destined to become a classic in its field. --Library Journal, starred review An ambitious and rigorous attempt to address some long-overlooked questions about U.S. economic development. --Helen Fessenden, Econ Focus [Unequal Gains] traces how inequality surged and receded in American history... The book contains an unprecedented graph that goes all the way back to the eve of independence and charts how unequal people's incomes were... This is as much a work of history as it is a work of economics. --Washington Post Stunning. --Kenneth Stewart and Casey Jones, Standard-Times [I]ts conclusions are both accessible and urgent. --Kirkus [Unequal Gains] traces how inequality surged and receded in American history... The book contains an unprecedented graph that goes all the way back to the eve of independence and charts how unequal people's incomes were... This is as much a work of history as it is a work of economics. --Washington Post An ambitious and rigorous attempt to address some long-overlooked questions about U.S. economic development. --Econ Focus Accessible and urgent. --Kirkus Brilliant... A masterpiece in quantitative and qualitative economic research destined to become a classic in its field. --Library Journal, starred review An ambitious and rigorous attempt to address some long-overlooked questions about U.S. economic development. --Helen Fessenden, Econ Focus Stunning. --Kenneth Stewart and Casey Jones, Standard-Times Author InformationPeter H. Lindert is Distinguished Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis. His books include Growing Public: Social Spending and Economic Growth since the Eighteenth Century. He lives in Davis, California. Jeffrey G. Williamson is the Laird Bell Professor of Economics, emeritus, at Harvard University. His books include Trade and Poverty: When the Third World Fell Behind. He lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Both are research associates at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |