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False economy : a surprising economic history of the world / Alan Beattie. by Beattie, Alan, Economics correspondent. Viking Canada, 2009. Call #: 330.9 B369f Subjects Economic history.   Economics. ISBN:  9780670068593 Description:  321 p. ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-312) and index. Contents:  Making choices : why did Argentina succeed and the United States stall? -- Cities : why didn't Washington, D.C., get the vote? -- Trade : why does Egypt import half its staple food? -- Natural resources : why are oil and diamonds more trouble than they are worth? -- Religion : why don't Islamic countries get rich? -- Politics of development : why does our asparagus come from Peru? -- Trade routes and supply chains : why doesn't Africa grow cocaine? -- Corruption : why did Indonesia prosper under a crooked ruler and Tanzania stay poor under an honest one? -- Path dependence : why are pandas so useless? -- Conclusion : our remedies oft in ourselves do lie. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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