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''An important book'' Martin Wolf, Financial Times (BOOK OF THE YEAR)

The clear-eyed, definitive history of the modern American economy and the decline of the American Dream, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist behind The New York Times''s The Morning newsletter.

Two decades into the twenty-first century, the stagnation of living standards has become the defining trend of American life. Life expectancy has declined, economic inequality has soared, and, after some progress, the Black-white wage gap is once again as large as it was in the 1950s. How did this happen in the world''s most powerful country? And what happened to the American dream-the promise of a happier, healthier, more prosperous future-which was once such an inextricable part of our national identity?

Drawing on decades of writing about the economy for The New York Times, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Leonhardt examines the past century of American history, from the Great

Ours Was the Shining Future

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      Publisher Quercus Publishing
      Published 1 July 2024
      ISBN-13 9781529435467
      978-1529435467
      ISBN-10 1529435463
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      History History of the Americas

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''An important book'' Martin Wolf, Financial Times (BOOK OF THE YEAR)

      The clear-eyed, definitive history of the modern American economy and the decline of the American Dream, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist behind The New York Times''s The Morning newsletter.

      Two decades into the twenty-first century, the stagnation of living standards has become the defining trend of American life. Life expectancy has declined, economic inequality has soared, and, after some progress, the Black-white wage gap is once again as large as it was in the 1950s. How did this happen in the world''s most powerful country? And what happened to the American dream-the promise of a happier, healthier, more prosperous future-which was once such an inextricable part of our national identity?

      Drawing on decades of writing about the economy for The New York Times, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Leonhardt examines the past century of American history, from the Great

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