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Slouching towards utopia : an economic history of the twentieth century / J. Bradford DeLong.
From one of the worlds leading economists comes a grand narrative of the century that made us richer than ever, yet left us unsatisfied. 'Slouching Towards Utopia' tells the story of how this unprecedented explosionof material wealthoccurred,how it transformed the globe, andwhyitfailed to deliver us to utopia.Of remarkable breadth and ambition,itreveals the last century to have been lessa march of progressthana slouchin the right direction.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780465019595 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: viii, 605 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2020.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Economic development. Economic history. Economics. Poverty. Wealth. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- Baker & Taylor
"Before 1870, humanity lived in dire poverty, with a slow crawl of invention offset by a growing population. Then came a great shift: invention sprinted forward, doubling our technological capabilities each generation and utterly transforming the economyagain and again. Our ancestors would have presumed we would have used such powers to build utopia. But it was not so. When 1870-2010 ended, the world instead saw global warming; economic depression, uncertainty, and inequality; and broad rejection of thestatus quo. In this book, an economist tells the story of how this unprecedented explosion of material wealth occurred, how it transformed the globe, and why it failed to deliver us to utopia. Of remarkable breadth and ambition, this book reveals the last century to have been less a march of progress than a slouch in the right direction." -- - Baker & Taylor
One of the worldâs leading economists tells the story of the century that transformed the economy again and again, showing how this unprecedented explosion of material wealth occurred, how it changed the world and why it failed to deliver us to utopia. 25,000 first printing. - Grand Central Pub
An instant New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller from one of the worldâs leading economists, offering a grand narrative of the century that made us richer than ever, but left us unsatisfied
âA magisterial history.ââ?Paul Krugman
Named a Best Book of 2022 by Financial Times * Economist * Fast Company
Before 1870, humanity lived in dire poverty, with a slow crawl of invention offset by a growing population. Then came a great shift: invention sprinted forward, doubling our technological capabilities each generation and utterly transforming the economy again and again. Our ancestors would have presumed we would have used such powers to build utopia. But it was not so. When 1870â2010 ended, the world instead saw global warming; economic depression, uncertainty, and inequality; and broad rejection of the status quo.Â
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Economist Brad DeLongâs Slouching Towards Utopia tells the story of how this unprecedented explosion of material wealth occurred, how it transformed the globe, and why it failed to deliver us to utopia. Of remarkable breadth and ambition, it reveals the last century to have been less a march of progress than a slouch in the right direction. - HARPERCOLL
From one of the world’s leading economists, a grand narrative of the century that made us richer than ever, yet left us unsatisfied
Before 1870, humanity lived in dire poverty, with a slow crawl of invention offset by a growing population. Then came a great shift: invention sprinted forward, doubling our technological capabilities each generation and utterly transforming the economy again and again. Our ancestors would have presumed we would have used such powers to build utopia. But it was not so. When 1870–2010 ended, the world instead saw global warming; economic depression, uncertainty, and inequality; and broad rejection of the status quo.
Economist Brad DeLong's Slouching Towards Utopia tells the story of how this unprecedented explosion of material wealth occurred, how it transformed the globe, and why it failed to deliver us to utopia. Of remarkable breadth and ambition, it reveals the last century to have been less a march of progress than a slouch in the right direction.
