The wealth and poverty of nations : why some are so rich and some so poor
Landes, David S. (David Saul), 1924-1999
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The history of nations is a history of haves and have-nots, and the gap is currently widening. Landes explores the complex causes of the wealth and poverty of nations, some of which seem surprisingly small details, such as the invention of spectacles.
Main title:
The wealth and poverty of nations : why some are so rich and some so poor / David S. Landes.
Imprint:
London : Abacus, 1999.
Collation:
xxi, 650p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: U.S.: W. W. Norton; London: Little, Brown, 1998.Includes bibliographical references (p. 567-635) and index.
ISBN:
9780349111667 (pbk)
Dewey class:
339.3
Language:
English
BRN:
3281941
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