Making Poor Nations Rich
Subtitle: Entrepreneurship and the Process of Economic Development (Stanford Economics & Finance)
Publisher: Stanford Economics and Finance; Stanford Economics and Finance, Stanford University Press; Published in association with the Independent Institute
Published: November 8, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780804757324
Subjects: Development economics; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; Developing countries; Development - Economic Development; Entrepreneurship; Business & Economics / Economic Development; Economic development
Description: Why do some nations become rich while others remain poor? Using case studies from Asia and Africa to Latin America and Europe, this text argues for examining the critical role entrepreneurs and the institutional environment of private property rights and economic freedom play in economic development.