Full name: The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some are So Rich and Some So Poor

Author: David S. Landes Year: 1998 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Economics, History, Non Fiction, Politics, Business Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780393318883 0393318885

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. Similar books: The Birth of Plenty by William J. Bernstein Empire of Wealth by John Steele Gordon The Cash Nexus by Niall Ferguson The Great Degeneration by Niall Ferguson A Farewell to Alms by Gregory Clark The Great Transformation by Karl Polanyi The Lever of Riches by Joel Mokyr The Rise and Fall of American Growth by Robert J. Gordon False Economy by Alan Beattie Crashed by Adam Tooze A Splendid Exchange by William J. Bernstein The Commanding Heights by Daniel Yergin Hamilton's Blessing by John Steele Gordon Goliath by Matt Stoller Grand Pursuit by Sylvia Nasar End The Fed by Ron Paul Meltdown by Thomas E. Woods Jr. I.O.U. by John Lanchester Bad Samaritans by Ha-Joon Chang The Housing Boom and Bust by Thomas Sowell