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The Wealth and Poverty of Nations

Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
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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.

Product Details

PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
Publish DateMay 17, 1999
Pages688
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9780393318883
Dimensions9.1 X 6.1 X 1.2 inches | 1.9 pounds

About the Author

David S. Landes (1924--2013) was professor emeritus at Harvard University and the author of The Wealth and Poverty of Nations, Bankers and Pashas, The Unbound Prometheus, and Revolution in Time.

Reviews

Enormously erudite and provocative...Never less than scintillating, witty, and brilliant.-- "Kirkus Reviews"
Mr. Landes writes with verve and gusto...This is indeed good history.--Douglass C. North "Wall Street Journal"
Powerful and lucid...There are few historians who would not be proud to be the author of this book.--Eric Hobsbawm "Los Angeles Times"
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.--J. Bradford DeLong "Washington Post"
A masterly survey...with verve, broad vision, and a whole series of sharp opinions that he is not shy about stating plainly.--Robert Solow
A picture of enormous sweep and brilliant insight...embodied in a light and vigorous prose which carries the reader along irresistibly.--Kenneth Arrow
Truly wonderful. No question that this will establish David Landes as preeminent in his field and in his time.--John Kenneth Galbraith

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