![]() | Unequal Gains: American Growth and Inequality since 1700 Subjects: Income distribution -- United States -- History; Wealth -- United States -- History; Economic development -- United States -- History; United States -- Economic conditions; A book that rewrites the history of American prosperity and inequality Peter H. Lindert is Distinguished Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis. His books include Growing Public: Social Spending and Economic Growth since the Eighteenth Century . He lives in Davis, California. Jeffrey G. Williamson is the Laird Bell Professor of Economics, emeritus, at Harvard University. His books include Trade and Poverty: When the Third World Fell Behind . He lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Both are research associates at the National Bureau of Economic Research. |
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