Author : David Hackett Fischer
Release : 1999
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 216/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Great Wave by : David Hackett Fischer
Download or read book The Great Wave written by David Hackett Fischer. This book was released on 1999. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fischer has examined price records in many nations, and finds that great waves of rising prices in the 13th-, 16th-, 18th-, and 20th centuries were all marked by price swings of increasing volatility, falling wages, a growing gap between rich and poor, and an increase in violent crime, family disintegration, and cultural despair. 109 graphs & charts. 7 maps.