Edmonson, an independent investor and economic consultant who has previously worked as an economist for academic and private sectors, analyzes the relationship between technology and economic
growth in periods of prolific invention. Aiming his research at students and practitioners of economics, the author downplays the use of formal theory to examine this connection, opting instead
to review the actual records of economic growth throughout the 20th century. The influence of government regulation, the Great Depression, the postwar economy, medical advances and computers on
cyclical economic growth are reviewed independently in this volume. Annotation 穢2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
