W. Michael Cox and Richard Alm THESE ARE THE GOOD OLD DAYS: A REPORT OF U.S. LIVING STANDARDS

doi:10.4324/9780203878460-18

ABSTRACT

Events since 1970 seem world-shaking. The Soviet Union has fallen apart. The global village has grown together. Yet what amazes Rip the most is the tremendous economic progress the United States has made in just a quarter of a century.