Wealth, poverty and politics
Publication details: New York Basic Books 2016Description: ix,565pISBN:- 9780465096770
- 302.13 SOW
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Book | CEPT Library General | Faculty of Planning | 302.13 SOW | Available | 023738 |
CONTENTS
Preface V
Chapter 1: Issues 1
PART I: GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS 13
Chapter 2: Waterways 27
Chapter 3: Lands 43
Chapter 4: Climate, Animals and Diseases 61
PART II: CULTURAL FACTORS 85
Chapter 5: Culture and Economics 95
Chapter 6: Cultural Diffusion 118
Chapter 7: Culture and Progress 135
PART III: SOCIAL FACTORS 155
Chapter 8: Population 167
Chapter 9: Mental Capabilities 184
PART IV: POLITICAL FACTORS 215
Chapter 10: Political Institutions 225
Chapter 11: Politics and Diversity 249
Chapter 12: The Welfare State 273
PART V: CONCLUSIONS 307
Chapter 13: Economic Differences 319
Chapter 14: Implications and Prospects 352
Chapter 15: Causation versus Blame 382
Chapter 16: Goals 406
Acknowledgements . 427
Notes 429
Index 525
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