The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (867 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393318885 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 658 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Landes contrasts the characteristics of successfully industrialized nations--work, thrift, honesty, patience, and tenacity--with those of nonindustrial countries, arguing that until these values are internalized by all nations, the gulf between the rich and poor will continue to grow. Landes argues that the key to today's disparity between the rich and poor nations of the world stems directly from the industrial revolution, in which some countries made the leap to industrialization and became fabulously rich, while other countries failed to adapt and remained poor. . Professor David S. Why some countries were able to industrialize and others weren't has been the subject of much heated debate over the decades; climate, natural resources, and geography have all been put forward as explanations--and are all brushed aside b
Extremely interesting and reads well! Sean I used this book in a class at my college. As a Computer Engineering major it's not always easy to dig into a long humanities book, but Landes's points are extremely interesting and tell the history of how Nation's came to be powerful or not based on a variety of factors. A great read overall!. Five Stars Excellent book. A very good contribution to understanding the world. Well written. Congratulations to the author.. A Customer said Culture makes the difference. As I was hanging out my freshly washed underpants the other day I knew I was performing an act of great symbolic importance. Cheap washable cotton and mass-produced soap were two of the great advances that marked the Industrial Revolution. They not only put something other than unwashed wool next to the human body, but also helped reduce the incidence of diseases that used to kill out ancestors like flies.I
Landes's acclaimed, best-selling exploration of one of the most contentious and hotly debated questions of our time: Why do some nations achieve economic success while others remain mired in poverty? The answer, as Landes definitively illustrates, is a complex interplay of cultural mores and historical circumstance. "Readers cannot but be provoked and stimulated by this splendidly iconoclastic and refreshing book."Andrew Porter, New York Times Book ReviewThe Wealth and Poverty of Nations is David S. Rich with anecdotal evidence, piercing analysis, and a truly