*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* Why do some countries succeed while others fail? What causes boom or bust? The World Trade Editor of the FT explains how the world really works. 'A thorough examination of economies from the age of empire to the age of the IMF' The Washington Post Why do oil and diamonds lead to economic disaster more often than boom? Why doesn't Africa grow cocaine? Why might believing in God be good for your balance-sheet? Botswana and Sierra Leone are both blessed with abundant diamonds. Why did Botswana ...
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*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* Why do some countries succeed while others fail? What causes boom or bust? The World Trade Editor of the FT explains how the world really works. 'A thorough examination of economies from the age of empire to the age of the IMF' The Washington Post Why do oil and diamonds lead to economic disaster more often than boom? Why doesn't Africa grow cocaine? Why might believing in God be good for your balance-sheet? Botswana and Sierra Leone are both blessed with abundant diamonds. Why did Botswana became the world's fastest-growing economy while Sierra Leone suffered a decade of brutal civil war? For the past two hundred years Argentina had enjoyed a vista of economic opportunity almost identical to that of the USA but in 2001 Argentina's government bankrupted itself. Why did the USA succeed while Argentina stalled? Time and again, world leaders have failed to learn the lessons of economic history, and their mistakes continue to have surprising and catastrophic consequences. The path to prosperity is rarely obvious and the sources of success are often unexpected. In False Economy, Alan Beattie uses extraordinary stories of economic triumph and disaster to explain how some countries went wrong while others went right, and why it's so difficult to change course once you're on the path to ruin.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7? "-9? " tall; Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Gently used book, remainder mark lower edge, slight ripple to upper corner. Internals clean and unmarked. Binding tight and solid, square. The author weaves together the elements of history, economics, politics, and human studies, showing the ways in which governments and countries make concrete choices that determine their destinies. Giving examples of economic triumphs and disasters, he explains how some countries have gone wrong and others right, and why it is difficult to change course once you're on the path to ruin. The larger questions he discusses are about decisions countries make, why they make them, and what these choices mean for the future of the global economy. 352 pages with bibliography and index. 2010, Riverhead Books/Penguin Group, New York, New York, USA.
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