Slouching Towards Utopia Slouching Towards Utopia J. Bradford DeLong

Slouching Towards Utopia

How the Twentieth Century Transformed Global Prosperity

by J. Bradford DeLong

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About This Book

Slouching Towards Utopia (2022) explores humanity's economic transformation from 1870 to 2010—a period when innovations in technology, global trade networks, and social welfare systems created unprecedented opportunities for human advancement. Outside the catastrophic periods of the two World Wars, the global community appeared to be making gradual, irregular progress toward an ideal society. However, by 2010, this trajectory reversed as economic expansion in developed nations came to a standstill.

Who Should Read This?

  • People fascinated by historical patterns and trends
  • Admirers of John Maynard Keynes and his economic theories
  • Those seeking to understand the roots of global inequality
  • Readers interested in how economics shapes civilization

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