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This title in other editionsOther titles in the Yale Series in Economic and Financial History series:
A Great Leap Forward Great Leap Forward: 1930s Depression and U.S. Economic Growth 1930s Depression and U.S. Economic Growth (Yale Series in Economic and Financial History)
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:This bold re-examination of the history of U.S. economic growth is built around a novel claim, that productive capacity grew dramatically across the Depression years (1929-1941) and that this advance provided the foundation for the economic and military success of the United States during the Second World War as well as for the golden age (1948-1973) that followed.
Alexander J. Field takes a fresh look at growth data and concludes that, behind a backdrop of double-digit unemployment, the 1930s actually experienced very high rates of technological and organizational innovation, fueled by the maturing of a privately funded research and development system and the government-funded build-out of the country's surface road infrastructure. This significant new volume in the Yale Series in Economic and Financial History invites new discussion of the causes and consequences of productivity growth over the last century and a half and on our current prospects. About the AuthorAlexander J. Field is the Michel and Mary Orradre Professor of Economics, Santa Clara University, and executive director of the Economic History Association. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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