TY - BOOK AU - David S Landes AU - LANDES (David S) TI - Wealth and poverty of nations: why some are so rich and some so poor SN - 0393318885 U1 - 330.16 23 PY - 1999/// CY - New York PB - W.W.Norton and Company KW - Wealth KW - Poverty KW - Regional economic disparities KW - Economic Development N2 - The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is David S. Landes's acclaimed, best-selling exploration of one of the most contentious and hotly debated questions of our time: Why do some nations achieve economic success while others remain mired in poverty? The answer, as Landes definitively illustrates, is a complex interplay of cultural mores and historical circumstance. Rich with anecdotal evidence, piercing analysis, and a truly astonishing range of erudition, The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is a "picture of enormous sweep and brilliant insight" (Kenneth Arrow) as well as one of the most audaciously ambitious works of history in decades ER -