Land of promise an economic history of the united states lind michael isbn 9780061834806 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Land of promise an economic history of the united states is a book on the economic history of the united states of america by michael lind first published in 2012 by harpercollins omitting the economic circumstances of colonial america it comprises a time frame that ranges from the revolutionary war to the great recession the book goes beyond re narrating events by continually interpreting causes and effects as suggested by a view of history as linear and its approach . A sweeping and original work of economic history by michael lind one of americas leading intellectuals land of promise recounts the epic story of americas rise to become the worlds dominant economy as ideological free marketers continue to square off against keynesians in congress and the press economic policy remains at the center of political debate. Michael lind in his book land of promise gives for a book covering hundreds of years of american economic history a thorough review he divides americas economic history into several divisions each division is marked by a substantial change in technology with a resulting time lag in government policies that respond to such technology