The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
, by Landes, David S.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780393318883 | 0393318885
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 5/17/1999
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.