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" It's getting better all the time : "
Stephen Moore and Julian Simon.
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992640
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b747010
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| Main Entry
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Moore, Stephen,1960-
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It's getting better all the time : : 100 greatest trends of the 20th century /\ Stephen Moore and Julian Simon.
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Washington, D.C. :: Cato Institute,, ©2000.
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xviii, 294 pages :: color illustrations ;; 24 cm
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1882577965
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: 1882577973
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: 9781882577965
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: 9781882577972
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Health -- Diets and nutrition -- Wealth -- The state of poor Americans -- The state of children and teens -- The American worker -- Leisure, recreation, and entertainment -- Housing -- Transportation and communication -- Invention, innovation, and scientific progress -- The information age -- Education -- Safety -- Environmental protection -- Natural resources: an age of abundance -- Social and cultural indicators -- Human achievement in sports -- The remarkable gains by women -- The decline of racism -- Freedom and democracy -- The American people: the world's greatest resource.
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There has been more material progress in the United States in the 20th century than in the entire world in all previous centuries combined. Almost every measure of health, wealth, safety, nutrition, affordability and availability of consumer goods and services, environmental quality, and social conditions indicates rapid improvement. With over 100 four-color figures and tables, this book shatters the myths about progress that are often perpetuated by doomsayers in the media and academia. With over 100 four-color figures & tables, this book illustrates the incredible material progress we've experienced in the United States in the 20th century.
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United States -- Economic conditions -- Statistics.
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United States -- Social conditions -- Statistics.
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Economic history.
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Social conditions
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United States, Economic conditions, Statistics.
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United States, Social conditions, Statistics.
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United States.
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306/.0973
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HN60.M665 2000
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Simon, Julian Lincoln,1932-1998.
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