{"product_id":"9780141033709-false-economy","title":"False Economy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Surprising Economic History of the World\u003cbr\u003eWhy do oil and diamonds lead to economic disaster more often than boom? Why doesn't Africa grow cocaine? Why might believing in God be good for your balance-sheet? Using the stories of economic triumph and disaster, this title explains how some countries went wrong while others went right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy do some countries succeed while others fail? What causes boom or bust? The World Trade Editor of the \u003ci\u003eFT\u003c\/i\u003e explains how the world \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ereally\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e works.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A thorough examination of economies from the age of empire to the age of the IMF' \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy do oil and diamonds lead to economic disaster more often than boom? Why doesn't Africa grow cocaine? Why might believing in God be good for your balance-sheet?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBotswana and Sierra Leone are both blessed with abundant diamonds. Why did Botswana became the world's fastest-growing economy while Sierra Leone suffered a decade of brutal civil war?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor the past two hundred years Argentina had enjoyed a vista of economic opportunity almost identical to that of the USA but in 2001 Argentina's government bankrupted itself. Why did the USA succeed while Argentina stalled?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTime and again, world leaders have failed to learn the lessons of economic history, and their mistakes continue to have surprising and catastrophic consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe path to prosperity is rarely obvious and the sources of success are often unexpected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFalse Economy\u003c\/i\u003e, Alan Beattie uses extraordinary 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449698136438,"sku":"9780141033709","price":10.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32391161.jpg?v=1760446495","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141033709-false-economy","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}