The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some are So Rich and Some are So Poor
Author(s): David S. Landes
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.
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- : W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- : W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
- : 0.835
- : 17 May 1999
- : 236mm X 153mm X 29mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : David S. Landes
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 330.16
- : 658