False economy : a surprising economic history of the world / Alan Beattie.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781594488665
- ISBN: 1594488665
- Physical Description: 321 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-312) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1 Making Choices: Why did Argentina Succeed and the United States Stall? 5 -- 2 Cities: Why Didn't Washington, D.C., Get the Vote? 43 -- 3 Trade: Why does Egypt Import Half its Staple Food? 73 -- 4 Natural Resources: Why are Oil and Diamonds more Trouble than they are Worth? 101 -- 5 Religion: Why Don't Islamic Countries get Rich? 127 -- 6 Politics of Development: Why does our Asparagus come from Peru? 157 -- 7 Trade Routes and Supply Chains: Why Doesn't Africa Grow Cocaine? 191 -- 8 Corruption: Why did Indonesia Prosper Under a Crooked Ruler and Tanzania Stay Poor Under an Honest One? 223 -- 9 Path Dependence: Why are Pandas so Useless? 255 -- 10 Conclusion: Our Remedies OFT in Ourselves do Lie 287.
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- Subject:
- Economic history.
Economics.
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- 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 330.9 BEA (Text) | 37810434826862 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
