A Great Leap Forward

1930s Depression and U.S. Economic Growth

By: Alexander J. Field

this bold re-examination of the history of u.s. economic growth is built around a novel claim, that productive capacity grew dramatically across the depression years (1929-1941) and that this advance provided the foundation for the economic and military success of the united states during the second world war as well as for the golden age (1948-1973) that followed. alexander j. field takes a...