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Jerry D. Ward

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For years—usually with friends and a bit of wine—I puzzled over the question of why, for thousands and thousands of years, very little seemed to change in terms of the material lives of average people, then all of a sudden we had an Industrial Revolution. Capitalism— whatever that was—came along and now we are all rich—at least relative to non-capitalist nations. A dozen or so years ago I got serious about understanding exactly what capitalism was and what had happened. After a lot of reading and a lot of thinking, out came The Evolution of Wealth.

I have a BS in Physics from Caltech and, in my 40’s, took a year off from real life to earn a Masters in Business Economics from UCLA. . I am far from being an economist, but have found that I wa ...more

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	The Evolution of Wealth: An Economic History of Innovation and Capitalism, the Role of Government, and the Hazards of Democracy 3.62 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Evolution of Wealth: HOW IT HAPPPENED

Some four or so years ago a friend of mine—a retired educator from the business school of SDSU— and I were bemoaning how very few people understood capitalism, the economic system with which our nation operates and that has enabled our wealth. We both thought that this ignorance was hurting the nation because it led too many people to mistrust it and not be a bit bothered to see it attacked and we Read more of this blog post »

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“The search for truth is long and tortuous. In fact, you wouldn't find it at all if you didn't know where it was in the first place.”
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