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Book Review: Heavens on Earth | Cato Institute: "Had Julius Caesar met George Washington in 1760, he would not have experienced much of a cultural shock. Both belonged to a small class of elites who enjoyed the fruits of slave labor and land rents. For most people, barely anything had changed in terms of standards of living or life expectancy during the 1,800 years separating the Roman statesman from the leader of the American Revolution. However, in the past 250 years, the world has changed beyond recognition, and not just for a small fragment of landed aristocracy. In the West, real incomes have increased by a factor of 15 or more, and more recently, the rest have started to catch up."
Can income inequality light the path to prosperity for all?
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