National Wealth and National Poverty: 2nd Edition

Author: David S. Landes
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Features: Wealth and Poverty critiques and develops the fundamental ideas of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations, integrating factors such as geography, history, technology, philosophy, religion, international politics, and traditional culture. It analyzes from multiple perspectives the fundamental reasons for wealth creation and the rise and fall of nations, proposing that humanity should learn from historical lessons and creatively forge a new path of coordinated development among "human-nature-society." Wealth and Poverty is hailed as the New Wealth of Nations for its grand scope and profound insights.