Unequal Gains : : American Growth and Inequality since 1700 / / Peter H. Lindert, Jeffrey G. Williamson.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press Complete eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: Lindert, Peter H.,; Williamson, Jeffrey G.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2016]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World ; 62
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (424 p.) :; 30 b/w illus., 78 tables

Unequal Gains offers a radically new understanding of the economic evolution of the United States, providing a complete picture of the uneven progress of America from colonial times to today.While other economic historians base their accounts on American wealth, Peter Lindert and Jeffrey Williamson...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Preface
• Chapter 1. Persistent Debate, a New Approach, More Data, Rich Findings
• Chapter 2. Colonial Incomes on the Eve of the Revolution
• Chapter 3. When Did Colonial America Get Rich?
• Chapter 4. Losing the Lead
• Chapter 5. Unequal Economic Growth, 1800–1860
• Chapter 6. The Civil War
• Chapter 7. Contending Forces
• Chapter 8. The Greatest Leveling of All Time
• Chapter 9. Rising Inequality Once More, since the 1970s
• Chapter 10. Inequality and Growth
• Appendix A. A Guide to the 1774 and 1800 Estimates
• Appendix B. Salaries, Payment in Kind, and Workdays
• Appendix C. Estimating Slaves’ Retained Earnings, Colonial Times to 1860
• Appendix D. American versus British Prices, 1640–1875
• Appendix E. A Guide to the 1860 Income Estimates, and Some Modifications for 1850
• Appendix F. A Guide to the 1870 Income Estimates
• Appendix G. Farm Operators’ Incomes in 1870
• Appendix H. Sources and Notes to Tables and Figures in Main Text
• References
• Index