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

A study of the world's growing gulf between rich and poor explains why Western European nations have been the wealthiest, prospering through open societies, new technologies, and the pursuit of change

• | Author: David S. Landes
• | Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• | Publication Date: May 17, 1999
• | Number of Pages: 658 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0393318885
• | ISBN-13: 9780393318883