01315nam a2200229Ia 4500 CTU_108394 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 330.1 L256 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 1998 The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is David S. Landes's acclaimed, best-selling 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? The answer, as Landes definitively illustrates, is a complex interplay of cultural mores and historical circumstance. Rich with anecdotal evidence, piercing analysis, and a truly astonishing range of erudition, The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is a "picture of enormous sweep and brilliant insight" (Kenneth Arrow) as well as one of the most audaciously ambitious works of history in decades. Wealth,Regional economic disparities,Economic history,Economic development History,History,Social aspects Europe Hiếu Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ