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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.

ISBN-100393318885

ISBN-139780393318883

eBay Product ID (ePID)783242

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Book TitleWealth and Poverty of Nations : Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor

Number of Pages672 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1999

TopicEconomic History, Poverty & Homelessness, Development / Economic Development, Economic Conditions, General, Economics / General

GenreSocial Science, Business & Economics, History

AuthorDavid S. Landes

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight29.8 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN97-027508

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsTruly wonderful. No question that this will establish David Landes as preeminent in his field and in his time., A masterly survey...with verve, broad vision, and a whole series of sharp opinions that he is not shy about stating plainly., A picture of enormous sweep and brilliant insight... embodied in a light and vigorous prose which carries the reader along irresistibly., You cannot even begin to think about problems of economic development and convergence without knowing the story that Landes tells. ...I know of no better place to start thinking about the wealth and poverty of nations., You cannot even begin to think about problems of economic development and convergence without knowing the story that Landes tells...I know of no better place to start thinking about the wealth and poverty of nations., Powerful and lucid.... There are few historians who would not be proud to be the author of this book., Powerful and lucid...There are few historians who would not be proud to be the author of this book., A masterly survey... with verve, broad vision, and a whole series of sharp opinions that he is not shy about stating plainly., A picture of enormous sweep and brilliant insight...embodied in a light and vigorous prose which carries the reader along irresistibly.

Dewey Decimal330.1/6

SynopsisNew York Times Bestseller "Readers cannot but be provoked and stimulated by this splendidly iconoclastic and refreshing book." --Andrew Porter, New York Times Book Review 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., 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., New York Times Bestseller "Readers cannot but be provoked and stimulated by this splendidly iconoclastic and refreshing book." --Andrew Porter, New York Times Book Review, 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.

LC Classification NumberHC240.Z9W45 1999