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Slouching Towards Utopia
An Economic History of the Twentieth Century
Book • 2015
This book tells the story of how humanity transitioned from dire poverty before 1870 to an era of rapid technological advancement and economic transformation.
Despite this progress, the world faces issues such as global warming, economic depression, uncertainty, and inequality.
DeLong's work reveals the last century as less a march of progress than a slouch in the right direction, examining why the expected utopia was not achieved.
Despite this progress, the world faces issues such as global warming, economic depression, uncertainty, and inequality.
DeLong's work reveals the last century as less a march of progress than a slouch in the right direction, examining why the expected utopia was not achieved.
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as a New York Times bestselling book and an economic history of the 20th century.


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as a newly published book exploring the period from 1870 to 2010.

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as the author of the book and guest on the podcast.


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as a wildly ambitious new book.

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