Project Gutenberg 1993-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 63 Hart, Michael 1947 2011 Price/Cost Indexes from 1875 to 1989; Estimated to 2010 Originally published as a column entitled: The Rate of Change of the Rate of Change, in the Electronic Journal of Virtual Culture "Price/Cost Indexes from 1875 to 1989; Estimated to 2010" by Michael Hart is a scientific publication that appears to have been written in the late 20th century. The book discusses the fluctuations and trends in price and cost indexes from the late 19th century through the end of the 20th century, emphasizing the evolving value of the dollar over this extensive period. At the start of the work, the author introduces concepts related to consumer electronics, specifically computers, and how their increasing value since the late 1970s is juxtaposed against inflation and rising costs of other goods. Hart provides examples of early and modern computer prices, illustrating a significant decline in costs coupled with enhanced performance in newer models. The introduction also sets the stage for the subsequent exploration of cost/index figures over various decades, alluding to how inflation affects purchasing power and the perception of value across different eras. This foundational information prepares the reader to delve into more detailed analysis and comparative charts, which will follow in the rest of the publication. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cost and standard of living HG Text Browsing: Economics Browsing: Sociology 828737 828746 2024-09-01T03:56:49.069390 2023-10-01T03:53:49.188014 text/html text/html 828730 828739 2024-09-01T03:56:49.267440 2023-10-01T03:53:49.364051 text/html text/html 246457 2024-09-01T03:56:56.139393 application/epub+zip 253753 2024-09-01T03:56:50.806441 application/epub+zip 253753 2024-09-01T03:56:49.847384 application/epub+zip 561398 2024-09-01T03:57:00.460359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529962 2024-09-01T03:56:55.518367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 533125 2022-09-01T04:06:48.204983 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 809331 809359 2024-09-01T03:56:48.640429 2023-10-01T03:53:48.764006 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 809155 2021-01-01T06:00:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 172399 2021-01-01T06:00:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17341 2024-09-01T03:57:00.588339 application/rdf+xml 18913 2024-09-01T03:56:50.276434 image/jpeg 4217 2024-09-01T03:56:50.015469 image/jpeg 238086 2024-09-01T03:56:49.308385 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia