TY - BOOK AU - Beattie, Alan TI - False economy: a surprising economic history of the world SN - 978-0670918102 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Penguin Books KW - Economics KW - Business cycles KW - Economic history KW - International finance N1 - Rs.450/- N2 - Why do oil and diamonds lead to economic disaster more often than boom? Why doesn't Africa grow cocaine? This title uses stories of economic triumph and disaster to explain how some countries went wrong while others went right, and why it's so difficult to change course once you're on the path to ruin ER -