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Beattie, Alan, Economics correspondent.
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Economic history.
Economics
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False economy : a su...
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False economy : a surprising economic history of the world / Alan Beattie.
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Beattie, Alan, Economics correspondent.
New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.
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Economic history.
Economics
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0910/2009005885-b.html
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0910/2009005885-d.html
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9781594488665
1594488665
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321 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Making choices : why did Argentina succeed and the United States stall? -- Cities : why didn't Washington, D.C., get the vote? -- Trade : why does Egypt import half its staple food? -- Natural resources : why are oil and diamonds more trouble than they are worth? -- Religion : why don't Islamic countries get rich? -- Politics of development : why does our asparagus come from Peru? -- Trade routes and supply chains : why doesn't Africa grow cocaine? -- Corruption : why did Indonesia prosper under a crooked ruler and Tanzania stay poor under an honest one? -- Path dependence : why are pandas so useless? -- Conclusion : our remedies oft in ourselves do lie.
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