False Economy by Alan Beattie

False Economy by Alan Beattie

A provocative.persuasive (The New York Times) book that examines countries' economic destinies.

In False Economy, Alan Beattie weaves together the economic choices, political choices, economic history, and human stories, that determine whether governments and countries remain rich or poor.

He also addresses larger questions about why they make the choices they do, and what those mean for the future of our global economy. But despite the heady subject matter, False Economy is a lively and lucid book that engagingly and thought-provokingly examines macroeconomics, economic topics, and the fault lines and successes that can make or break a culture or induce a global depression. Along the way, readers will discover why Africa doesn't grow cocaine, why our asparagus comes from Peru, why our keyboard spells QWERTY, and why giant pandas are living on borrowed time.

ALAN BEATTIE is a health researcher, health planner and health educator who has worked in the National Health Service and for a variety of voluntary agencies, and has taught health and welfare studies at London University. He is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Lancaster University. His research interests include community development for health and the politics of health information.

MARJORIE GOTT is a healthcare training and research consultant, specialising in the field of health promotion in an international context. She is the author of several academic texts and open learning materials in health promotion.

LINDA JONES is a Lecturer in the Department of Health and Social Welfare at The Open University. She has research interests in late Victorian social policy-making and urban history and in contemporary health policy.

MOYRA SIDELL is a Research Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of Health and Social Welfare at the Open University. Her research interests are women's health, the health of older people, and alcohol misuse.

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ISBN 13	9781594488665
ISBN 10	1594488665
Titel	False Economy
Autor	Alan Beattie
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Riverhead Hardcover
Erscheinungsjahr	2009-04-16
Seitenanzahl	336
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.