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False economy : a surprising economic history of the world / Alan Beattie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Beattie, Alan (Economics correspondent)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic history.
- Economics.
- Physical Description:
- 321 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.
- Contents:
- 1 Making Choices: Why did Argentina Succeed and the United States Stall? 5
- 2 Cities: Why Didn't Washington, D.C., Get the Vote? 43
- 3 Trade: Why does Egypt Import Half its Staple Food? 73
- 4 Natural Resources: Why are Oil and Diamonds more Trouble than they are Worth? 101
- 5 Religion: Why Don't Islamic Countries get Rich? 127
- 6 Politics of Development: Why does our Asparagus come from Peru? 157
- 7 Trade Routes and Supply Chains: Why Doesn't Africa Grow Cocaine? 191
- 8 Corruption: Why did Indonesia Prosper Under a Crooked Ruler and Tanzania Stay Poor Under an Honest One? 223
- 9 Path Dependence: Why are Pandas so Useless? 255
- 10 Conclusion: Our Remedies OFT in Ourselves do Lie 287.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-312) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781594488665
- 1594488665
- OCLC:
- 262428471
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