False economy: a surprising economic history of the world

By:

Beattie, Alan

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: 2009 Penguin Books New YorkDescription: xv, 312p. 24 cm ; PbkISBN:

978-0670918102

Subject(s):

Economics Business cycles Economic history International finance

Summary: 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

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	GSB Collection	330.9 BEA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		39461

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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

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