| Description |
1 online file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [305]-312) and index. |
| Contents |
Making choices : why did Argentina succeed and the United States stall? -- Cities : why didn't Washington, D.C., get the vote? -- Trade : why does Egypt import half its staple food? -- Natural resources : why are oil and diamonds more trouble than they are worth? -- Religion : why don't Islamic countries get rich? -- Politics of development : why does our asparagus come from Peru? -- Trade routes and supply chains : why doesn't Africa grow cocaine? -- Corruption : why did Indonesia prosper under a crooked ruler and Tanzania stay poor under an honest one? -- Path dependence : why are pandas so useless? -- Conclusion : our remedies oft in ourselves do lie. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. New York : Penguin USA, Inc., 2009. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1095 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 328 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 504 KB). |
| Note |
GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Economic history.
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Economics.
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| Other Form: |
Original 1594488665 (DLC) 2009005885 (OCoLC)262428471 |
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