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The Wealth and Poverty of Nations
David S. Landes
Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
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In The Wealth and Poverty of Nations (1998), author David Landes explores the origins of economic thinking, illuminates the factors that influenced the rise of capitalism and explains why capitalism found fertile ground in certain parts of the world and not others. The book provides a detailed description of nations that have been extremely successful and explains why the Industrial Revolution was destined to occur in Europe.
About the author
A professor of economics and history at Harvard University, David Landes was a preeminent scholar of his generation. He also penned the critically lauded Revolution in Time, which analyzes the links between capitalism and the invention of the mechanical clock. Landes passed away in 2013.
Who might enjoy this content?
- Anyone who is interested in economic history
- Anyone who wants to know why some countries flourish and others don’t
- Anyone who wants to gain an understanding of culture and civilization
