How Rich Countries Got Rich and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor
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How Rich Countries Got Rich and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor by Erik S Reinert
How Rich Countries Got Rich buries the economic orthodoxy once and for all and shows why freetrade is not he best answer for our hopes of worldwide prosperity.
Reinert asks the most fundamental questions about economic development, and proceeds to answer them with clear logic, a sweeping grasp of history and an immensely readable style* Network Ideas *
It lands powerful punches. * The Sunday Telegraph *
Unlike much of the writing produced by opponents of globalization, these are serious books by serious people. They deserve to be read. * Reviewed alongside H-Joon Chang’s book in Financial Times. *
Warning: this book will forever change your conception of economic development. * Prof Perez, Cambridge University. *
A breakthrough in our understanding of the links between technology and the wealth and poverty of nations. * Prof Freeman, Univ of Sussex. *
It lands powerful punches. * The Sunday Telegraph *
Unlike much of the writing produced by opponents of globalization, these are serious books by serious people. They deserve to be read. * Reviewed alongside H-Joon Chang’s book in Financial Times. *
Warning: this book will forever change your conception of economic development. * Prof Perez, Cambridge University. *
A breakthrough in our understanding of the links between technology and the wealth and poverty of nations. * Prof Freeman, Univ of Sussex. *
Erik S. Reinert, author of Globalization, Economic Development and Inequality: An Alternative Perspective (2004), is Professor of Technology, Governance and Development Strategies at Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia, and President of The Other Canon Foundation, Norway. He is one of the world's leading heterodox development economists and is based in Norway.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845298746 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845298748 |
| Title | How Rich Countries Got Rich and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor |
| Author | Erik S Reinert |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2008-07-24 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
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