How Rich Countries Got Rich and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor


How Rich Countries Got Rich and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor
How Rich Countries Got Rich and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor by Erik S. Reinert

In this refreshingly revisionist history, Erik S. Reinert shows how rich countries developed through a combination of government intervention, protectionism, and strategic investmentâ€â€rather than through free trade. Yet when our leaders lecture poor countries on the right path to riches they do so in almost perfect ignorance of the fact that our economies were founded on protectionism long before they could afford the luxury of free trade. How Rich Countries Got Rich… will challenge economic orthodoxy and open up the debate on why self-regulating markets are not the best answer to our hopes of worldwide prosperity.


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