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Slouching Towards Utopia by J. Bradford DeLong

Slouching Towards Utopia

By J. Bradford DeLong

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About Slouching Towards Utopia

J. Bradford DeLong examines the economic transformations of the long twentieth century and the extraordinary growth in material capability. He asks why technological progress and rising production did not deliver the stable, broadly satisfying social order that many expected.

Why I include it

I include this to compare material progress with political and social outcomes. Growth alone does not settle questions about belonging, fairness, or stability.

Reading guide · Read 7

Rise and Strain of Globalization

Provides a substantial economic history of why extraordinary material growth did not resolve political and social dissatisfaction.

What to look for while reading

Which evidence supports the author's argument, and how does this account change the questions you bring to the other books in this section?

Perspective & context

I bring these books together to compare perspectives and develop judgment. No single author has the final word.

Key themes

  • Rise and Strain of Globalization

Praise & Reviews

“Comprehensive, beautifully written, and fun to read.”
— Los Angeles Review of Books

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