The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
of David S. Landes
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The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is David S. Landes's acclaimed, best-selling exploration of one of the most contentious and hotly debated questions of our time: Why do some nations achieve economic success while others remain mired in poverty? The answer, as Landes definitively illustrates, is a complex interplay of cultural mores and historical circumstance. Rich with anecdotal evidence, piercing analysis, and a truly astonishing range of erudition, The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is a "picture of enormous sweep and brilliant insight" (Kenneth Arrow) as well as one of the most audaciously ambitious works of history in decades.For the paperback edition, Landes has written a new epilogue, in which he takes account of Asian financial crisises and the international tension between overconfidence and reality.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 531 pages
- Publisher W. W. Norton Company
- Publication Date May 17th 1999
- First Publication 11/06/98
- Language English
- ISBN 9780393318883
- Edition Not informed
- Category History & Politics
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