The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some are So Rich and Some So Poor by David S. Landes
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some are So Rich and Some So Poor

David S. Landes

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

David S. Landes

650 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

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Countries of the West, Landes asserts, prospered early through the interplay of a vital, open society focused on work and knowledge, which led to increased productivity, the creation of new technologies, and the pursuit of change. Europe's key adv...

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