American exceptionalism, American anxiety
Work ethic
Labor economics
United states, economic conditions
Wages
States
Competition
Labor
Capitalism
Social classes
Slavery
Economic conditions
History
"The Mythology of nineteenth-century American economic exceptionalism trumpeted the positive work incentives prevailing in a society of scarce labor, weak class barriers, and abundant opportunity. This ideology agreed with the optimistic vein of political economy, in which high wages went hand in ha…
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