Book Review: Slouching towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century

05/20/2024 Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics Patrick Newman

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Brad DeLong’s 600-page tome admirably aims to provide the grand narrative of economic growth in the United States and the rest of the world from 1870 to 2010. However, afflicted with numerous problems, it ultimately proves to be a disappointment.

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Newman, Patrick. 2024. “Book Review: Slouching towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century.” Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics 27 (1). https://doi.org/10.35297/001c.118100.

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