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George Gilder
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George Gilder is an American economist, investor, and author whose book Wealth and Poverty advanced a case for supply-side economics and capitalism.
Biography
George Franklin Gilder, born November 29, 1939, is an American investor, author, and economist. He is a co-founder of the Discovery Institute and serves as chairman of George Gilder Fund Management, LLC. His work includes writing about economics and capitalism.
His 1981 book, Wealth and Poverty, presented an argument for supply-side economics and capitalism during the early months of the Reagan administration. The prologue to his 2016 book, Scandal of Money, takes a conservative perspective on economic policy. It contrasts the Reagan and Clinton years with the recovery following the 2008 financial crash, questioning the pace of growth and trends in employment, wages, productivity, and business formation.
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Books by George Gilder
Scandal of Money
Scandal of Money's prologue argues from a conservative perspective that the recovery after the 2008 financial crash was inadequate. It contrasts that recovery with economic performance under Reagan and Clinton and challenges Democrats over growth, employment, wages, inequality, productivity, and business formation.