Progressive Century: The American Nation in Its Second Hundred YearsD. C. Heath, 1975 - 558 pages |
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Page 84
... increased more than 200 per cent . Rapid growth in the number of potential workers , as already noted , came at a ... increased markets for manufactured goods , leading , in turn , to an increased demand for labor in manufacturing and ...
... increased more than 200 per cent . Rapid growth in the number of potential workers , as already noted , came at a ... increased markets for manufactured goods , leading , in turn , to an increased demand for labor in manufacturing and ...
Page 254
... increased 4 per cent . Wage earners in general failed to achieve - percentage increases in income that came anywhere near the percentage increases in productivity . C Consumers benefited no more than wage earners from the gains in pro ...
... increased 4 per cent . Wage earners in general failed to achieve - percentage increases in income that came anywhere near the percentage increases in productivity . C Consumers benefited no more than wage earners from the gains in pro ...
Page 518
... increased by 648 per cent . In effect , the fertilizer became a substitute for land as yield per acre increased 77 per cent . So far so good , but what were the costs ? A clue to what they were may be found in the added amount of ...
... increased by 648 per cent . In effect , the fertilizer became a substitute for land as yield per acre increased 77 per cent . So far so good , but what were the costs ? A clue to what they were may be found in the added amount of ...
Contents
Times and Tensions of a Developing Industrial Society | 3 |
MAPS | 21 |
American Society at the End of an Era | 34 |
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