Why Nations Fail

Description Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine? Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the right policies are? Simply, no. None of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Otherwise, how to explain why Botswana has become one of the fastest growing countries in the world, while other African nations, such as Zimbabwe, the Congo, and Sierra Leo...show more Product details Format Paperback | 529 pages Dimensions 132 x 198 x 33mm | 408g Publication date 17 Sep 2013 Publisher Currency Publication City/Country New York, United States Language English Edition Statement Reprint Illustrations note Maps; Illustrations, black and white ISBN10 0307719227 ISBN13 9780307719225 Bestsellers rank 6,364