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The rise and fall of nations :

by Sharma, Ruchir, frey50
Edition statement:First edition. Published by : W. W. Norton & Company (New York) , 2016 Physical details: xii, 466 pages : maps ; 25 cm ISBN:9780393248890 (hardcover); 0393248895 (hardcover). ISSN:978039324
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300 - 399 330.9 Sha (Browse shelf) Available 103799

Includes Index

Prologue : into the wild -- Introduction : impermanence -- People matter -- The circle of life -- Good billionaires, bad billionaires -- Perils of the state -- The geographic sweet spot -- Factories first -- The price of onions -- Cheap is good -- The kiss of debt -- The hype watch -- The good, the average, and the ugly.

A reevaluation of economics as a practical art form distills economics into ten succinct rules while discussing how to recognize political, economic, and social changes that affect everyday life.