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Why nations fail: the origins of power, prosperity and poverty

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London Profile Books Ltd. 2013Edition: 1st edDescription: 529p. ill. 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781846684302
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330 ACE
Contents:
Section 1 Initiating a framework; 1So Close and Yet So Different Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, have the same people, culture, and geography Why is one rich and one poor?; Sect. III. Case Studies. 12. The Problem of Cooperation /​ Robert Axelrod. 13. The Lighthouse in Economics /​ Ronald H. Coase.; 14. The Fable of the Bees: An Economic Investigation /​ Steven N. S. Cheung. 15. Fire Protection /​ Robert W. Poole, Jr. 16. Leisure and Recreational Services /​ Robert W. Poole, Jr. 17. Private Solutions to Conservation Problems /​ Robert J. Smith. 18. The Private Supply of Education: Some Historical Evidence /​ Jack High and Jerome Ellig.; Public goods; Externalities (Economics)
Summary: 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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Books Books FMS Library General 330 ACE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Includes bibliographical references (p. [465]-509) and index M001628

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Section 1 Initiating a framework; 1So Close and Yet So Different Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, have the same people, culture, and geography Why is one rich and one poor?; Sect. III. Case Studies. 12. The Problem of Cooperation /​ Robert Axelrod. 13. The Lighthouse in Economics /​ Ronald H. Coase.; 14. The Fable of the Bees: An Economic Investigation /​ Steven N. S. Cheung. 15. Fire Protection /​ Robert W. Poole, Jr. 16. Leisure and Recreational Services /​ Robert W. Poole, Jr. 17. Private Solutions to Conservation Problems /​ Robert J. Smith. 18. The Private Supply of Education: Some Historical Evidence /​ Jack High and Jerome Ellig.; Public goods; Externalities (Economics)

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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