Title: Why economies grow : the forces that shape prosperity and how we can get them working again /
Authors: Madrick, Jeff, 1947-
Publisher: Basic Books,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Economic development.; Commerce; Information Economic aspects.; Economic history.; United States Economic conditions.; United States Economic policy.
Abstract: "The past two years have been an unhappy and uncertain time for the once-unstoppable U.S. economy. The dot-com bubble has burst, the major stock indexes have lost hundreds of billions of dollars of value, there is a crisis of confidence in corporate governance, and the economy as a whole is growing sluggishly if at all. These developments have many people asking questions they thought we'd already answered: What makes economies grow? How can we get ours healthy again?"
Contents: Why economies grow -- The invention of the new economy -- The importance of economic growth -- Causes of industrial revolution -- The drama of the American industrial revolution -- The productivity slowdown -- Why we grew rapidly again -- Challenges to prosperity -- Making America grow : principles -- Making America grow : an agenda.