False economy
Subtitle: a surprising economic history of the world
By: Alan Beattie
Publisher: Viking
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780670917372; 9780670918102
Subjects: Business cycles; International finance; Economic history; Economische geschiedenis; Weltwirtschaft
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.