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HC240.Z9W45 1998
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TITLE:
The wealth and poverty of nations : why some are so rich and some so poor / David S. Landes.
AUTHOR:
Landes, David S.
PUBLISHED:
New York : W.W. Norton, c1998.
DESCRIPTION:
xxi, 658 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
EDITION:
1st ed.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [533]-575) and index.
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Library Journal
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Publisher's Weekly
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Booklist
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Provides a history of wealth and power throughout the world, discussing how many European countries were able to acquire and keep wealth by focusing on work and knowledge which led to increased productivity, new technologies, and the pursuit of change.
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Interest level: Adult
SUBJECT:
Wealth--Europe--History.
SUBJECT:
Wealth--History.
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Poverty--Europe--History.
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Poverty--History.
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Regional economic disparities--History.
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Economic history.
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Economic development--Social aspects.
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Economic conditions.
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