Please base answers on the book The rise and fall of American Growth - what does The
Question:
Please base answers on the book "The rise and fall of American Growth"
- what does "The Great Leap Forward" mean?
-From 1870-1940 what happened to Urban life and the Urban household?
- What happened to Rural life at approximately the same time?
- What happened to life expectancy in the first half of the 20th century? Why?
-According to Robert Gordon, what caused all this revolution and change?
-According to Gordon. when did American Productivity (economic growth) really take off? And how long did this period last?
- Who is Gary Becker and what did he try to do?
-What is disutility"
- Why did life expectancy improve between 1880 and 1950?
- Who is William Nordhaus and what did he calculate? why was this significant?
- When did a "slowdown" in living standards and productivity start to happen?
- What drive growth prior to 1940?
What does gordon mean by "Subsidiary spinoffs"?
- What does Gordan say about the twin impact of the Great Depression and World War 2?
- What does Gordon say about the importance of economic events after 1940 for both male workers and Housewives?
Strategic management an integrated approach
ISBN: 978-0538751063
9th edition
Authors: Charles W. L. Hill, Gareth R. Jones