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The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor

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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531 pages
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unknown, First Edition
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0393318885
ISBN13:
9780393318883
kindle Asin:
B0049H96FA

The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor

David S. Landes
3.95/5 (3162 ratings)
Read Download
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.
Format:
Pages:
531 pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
unknown, First Edition
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0393318885
ISBN13:
9780393318883
kindle Asin:
B0049H96FA

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