Why nations fail: the origins of power, prosperity and poverty
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TextPublication details: London Profile Books Ltd. 2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 529p. ill. 25 cmISBN: 9781846684302Subject(s): Developing countries --Economic policy | Economic development projects --Developing countries | Economic history --Political aspects | Economics --Political aspects | Poverty --Developing countries | Revolutions --Economic aspectsDDC classification: 330 ACE | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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General | 330 ACE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | Includes bibliographical references (p. [465]-509) and index | M001628 |
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In the West are the 'haves', while much of the rest of the world are the 'have-nots'. The extent of inequality today is unprecedented. Drawing on an extraordinary range of contemporary and historical examples, Why Nations Fail looks at the root of the pro
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