False Economy: A Surprising Economic History of the World, by Alan Beattie
出版社: Riverhead Books
出版年: 2009
ISBN: 1594488665
总页数:335 pages
文格式: PDF , 5 MB
0 Preface
1 Making Choices: Why Did Argentina Succeed and the United States Stall?
2 Cities: Why Didn't Washington, D.C., Get the Vote?
3 Trade: Why Does Egypt Import Half Its Staple Food?
4 Natural Resources: Why Are Oil and Diamonds More Trouble Than They Are Worth?
5 Religion: Why Don't Islamic Countries Get Rich?
6 Politics Of Development: Why Does Our Asparagus Come From Peru?
7 Trade Routes and Supply Chains: Why Doesn't Africa Grow Cocaine?
8 Corruption: Why Did Indonesia Prosper Under a Crooked Ruler and Tanzania Stay Poor Under An Honest One?
9 Path Dependence: Why Are Pandas So Useless?
10 Conclusion: Our Remedies Oft In Ourselves Do Lie
Acknowledgments
Selected Bibliography and Notes Index