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

Title: Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
Author: Landes, David S
ISBN: 9780393318883
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 1999
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher Description:

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.