Name: The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
ISBN: 9780393318883

David S. Landes

A study of the world's growing gulf between rich and poor explains why Western European nations have been the wealthiest, prospering through open societies, new technologies, and the pursuit of change

Why Some are So Rich and Some So Poor

The Wealth and Poverty of Nations

Gigi V

Provides great insight about why my country is the shithole it is today. Good read for our politicians but unfortunately, most of them can’t read😜

Cristhian Tilleria

The history of nations is a history of haves and have-nots, and as we approach the millennium, the gap between rich and poor countries is widening. In this engrossing and important new work, eminent historian David Landes explores the complex, fascinating and often startling causes of the wealth and poverty of nations. The answers are found not only in the large forces at work in economies: geography, religion, the broad swings of politics, but also in the small surprising details. In Europe, the invention of spectacles doubled the working life of skilled craftsmen, and played a prominent role in the creation of articulated machines, and in China, the failure to adopt the clock fundamentally hindered economic development. The relief of poverty is vital to the survival of us all. As David Landes brilliantly shows, the key to future success lies in understanding the lessons the past has to teach us - lessons uniquely imparted in this groundbreaking and vital book which exemplifies narrative history at its best.

The Wealth and Poverty of Nations Why Some are So Rich and Some So Poor

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