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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.

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