Book

False economy: a surprising economic history of the world

by  Alan Beattie

Table Of Contents

  • Making choices : why did Argentina succeed and the United States stall?
  • Cities : why didn't Washington, D.C., get the vote?
  • Trade : why does Egypt import half its staple food?
  • Natural resources : why are oil and diamonds more trouble than they are worth?
  • Religion : why don't Islamic countries get rich?
  • Politics of development : why does our asparagus come from Peru?
  • Trade routes and supply chains : why doesn't Africa grow cocaine?
  • Corruption : why did Indonesia prosper under a crooked ruler and Tanzania stay poor under an honest one?
  • Path dependence : why are pandas so useless?
  • Conclusion : our remedies oft in ourselves do lie

Subject

Economic history / Economics

Details

Published London: Penguin Books 2010
Language English
Material 311 p. ;
ISBN 9780141033709
Location
TCDC Bangkok - Closed Stack
TCDC Bangkok - Closed Stack

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