Landes, David S.,
The wealth and poverty of nations : why some are so rich and some so poor / David S. Landes. - New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1999. - xxi, 658 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Originally published: New York : W.W. Norton, 1998. With a new epilogue for the paperback edition.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-643) and index.
Nature's inequalities -- Answers to geography : Europe and China -- European exceptionalism : a different path -- The invention of invention -- The great opening -- Eastward ho -- From discoveries to empire -- Bittersweet Isles -- Empire in the East -- For love of gain -- Golconda -- Winners and losers : the balance sheet of empire -- The nature of industrial revolution -- Why Europe : why then? -- Britain and the others -- Pursuit of Albion -- You need money to make money -- The wealth of knowledge -- Frontiers -- The South American way -- Celestial empire : stasis and retreat -- Japan : and the last shall be first -- The Meiji restoration -- History gone wrong -- Empire and after -- Loss of leadership -- Winners and -- Losers -- How did we get here : where are we going? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.
Now in paperback: The acclaimed, bestselling 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? Featured on C-Span.
0393318885 9780393318883 (pbk.)
99462547
Wealth--History.--Europe
Wealth--History.
Poverty--History.--Europe
Poverty--History.
Regional economic disparities--History.
Economic history.
Economic development--Social aspects.
HC240.Z9 / W45 1999
330.16
The wealth and poverty of nations : why some are so rich and some so poor / David S. Landes. - New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 1999. - xxi, 658 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Originally published: New York : W.W. Norton, 1998. With a new epilogue for the paperback edition.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-643) and index.
Nature's inequalities -- Answers to geography : Europe and China -- European exceptionalism : a different path -- The invention of invention -- The great opening -- Eastward ho -- From discoveries to empire -- Bittersweet Isles -- Empire in the East -- For love of gain -- Golconda -- Winners and losers : the balance sheet of empire -- The nature of industrial revolution -- Why Europe : why then? -- Britain and the others -- Pursuit of Albion -- You need money to make money -- The wealth of knowledge -- Frontiers -- The South American way -- Celestial empire : stasis and retreat -- Japan : and the last shall be first -- The Meiji restoration -- History gone wrong -- Empire and after -- Loss of leadership -- Winners and -- Losers -- How did we get here : where are we going? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.
Now in paperback: The acclaimed, bestselling 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? Featured on C-Span.
0393318885 9780393318883 (pbk.)
99462547
Wealth--History.--Europe
Wealth--History.
Poverty--History.--Europe
Poverty--History.
Regional economic disparities--History.
Economic history.
Economic development--Social aspects.
HC240.Z9 / W45 1999
330.16