The wealth and poverty of nations : why some are so rich and some so poor / David S. Landes.
The wealth and poverty of nations : why some are so rich and some so poor / David S. Landes.
The wealth and poverty of nations : why some are so rich and some so poor / David S. Landes.
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New York : W.W. Norton, c1998.
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N330.16/21
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English
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xxi, 650 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
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New York : W.W. Norton, c1998.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
David S. Landes tells the long, fascinating story of wealth and power throughout the world: the creation of wealth, the paths of winners and losers, the rise and fall of nations. He studies history as a process, attempting to understand how the world's cultures lead to - or retard - economic and military success and material achievement.
Countries of the West, Landes asserts, prospered early through the interplay of a vital, open society focused on work and knowledge, which led to increased productivity, the creation of new technologies, and the pursuit of change. Europe's key advantage lay in invention and know-how, as applied in war, transportation, generation of power, and skill...
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The wealth and poverty of nations : why some are so rich and some so poor / David S. Landes.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [567]-635) and index.
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N330.16/21
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74VMb4aZKrzd
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0349111669
9780393040173
0393040178
9780349111667
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330.16
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991000910949702626
