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02792aam a2200469 i 4500 001 51F2C0842D3E11E6BAB0FBF1DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160608010016 008 151203s2016 njua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2015044019 020 $a 0691170495 020 $a 9780691170497 035 $a (OCoLC)931476615 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d OCLCF $d BDX $d GK8 $d ORZ $d OCLCO $d COO $d FM0 $d ABG $d IW3 $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HC110.I5 $b L5624 2016 082 00 $a 339.20973 $2 23 100 1 $a Lindert, Peter H., $e author. 245 10 $a Unequal gains : $b American growth and inequality since 1700 / $c Peter H. Lindert and Jeffrey G. Williamson. 264 1 $a Princeton : $b Princeton University Press, $c [2016] 300 $a xvii, 398 pages ; $c 25 cm. 490 1 $a The Princeton economic history of the Western world 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Persistent debate, a new approach, more data, rich findings -- Colonial incomes on the eve of the Revolution -- When did Colonial America get rich? -- Losing the lead : the cost of revolution and independence -- Unequal economic growth, 1800-1860 -- The Civil War : growth lost, freedom gained, inequality maintained -- Contending forces : American incomes across the late nineteenth century -- The greatest leveling of all time -- Rising inequality once more, since the 1970s -- Inequality and growth : history lessons for the future -- Appendix A. A guide to the 1774 and 1800 income 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. 650 0 $a Income distribution $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Wealth $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Economic development $z United States $x History. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic conditions. 700 1 $a Williamson, Jeffrey G., $d 1935- $e author. 830 0 $a Princeton economic history of the Western world. 941 $a 8 952 $l OZAX845 $d 20240525041433.0 952 $l GZPE631 $d 20240305012728.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204084035.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110065933.0 952 $l HWAX074 $d 20170620011011.0 952 $l PWAX296 $d 20161114130432.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20160706012631.0 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20160621011138.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=51F2C0842D3E11E6BAB0FBF1DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IW3Initiate Another SILO Locator Search