Sunday, April 17, 2011

After the Robber Barons - NYTimes.com

After the Robber Barons - NYTimes.com: "Is corruption the flip side of rapid economic growth? History appears to answer this provocative question with a heretical yes.

The exemplary instance is the Gilded Age in the United States, the era of the robber barons. It was a period of rapid growth, rampant corruption, rising wealth and income inequality."

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