The Birth of Plenty
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Read on Hacker NewsHaven't read the full paper, but this caught my eye: The world economy, which now doubles in 15 years, would soon double in a week to a month According to the book "The Birth of Plenty" by William J. Bernstein, the world's wealth has been growing at a steady rate of 2% since 1820. Not sure where the disagreement comes from. Maybe the author of the article doesn't make a correction for inflation?
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