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 ...
... 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 ...
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 . 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 . 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 ...
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Times and Tensions of a Developing Industrial Society | 3 |
Maps | 21 |
Part | 69 |
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