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ERIC Number: EJ322857
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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U.S. Productivity Growth: History as Antidote for Both Hysteria and Complacency.
Baumol, William J.
Social Education, v49 n7 p568,570 Oct 1985
An historical analysis of U.S. productivity policy shows that there is no justification for panic. But history also tells us that the vanguard is a vulnerable place. It may take enormous investment and innovation efforts for the United States to maintain its standing as the first among productivity leaders. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations, Economic Development, Economics, Productivity, Public Policy, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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