About this title: In this refreshingly revisionist history, Erik Reinert shows how rich countries developed through a combination of government intervention, protectionism, and strategic investment, rather than through free trade. Reinert suggests that this set of policies in various combinations has driven successful development from Renaissance Italy to the modern Far East. Yet despite its demonstrable success, orthodox developemt economists have largely ignored this approach and insisted instead on the importance of free trade. Reinart shows how the history of economics has long been torn between the ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Date Published: 2008-10-06
ISBN-13:9781586486686ISBN:1586486683
Description: Very Good. This is a very good book. Pages are clean. Cover shows some slight signs of wear. top pages not trimmed evenly. We provide USPS confirmation tracking and email when we ship. we want your complete satisfaction. read more
Description: Very good. By Erik Reinert; ISBN: 0786718420; Pub. : PublicAffairs; Pub. Date: 2007-08-22; Media: Hardcover; Weight: 26.88 oz.; Very good, with slight wear. Dust jacket has light edgewear. Dust jacket has noticeable surface wear. Binding is very good. Pages have no marks or indications of any use. by Erik Reinert; ISBN: 0786718420; Pub. : PublicAffairs; Pub. Date: 2007-08-22; Media: Hardcover; Weight: 26.88 oz.; Very good, with slight wear. Dust jacket has light edgewear. Dust jacket has ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Date Published: 2007-08-22
ISBN-13:9780786718429ISBN:0786718420
Description: Good in Very Good jacket. Minor wear to page edges and corners. Minor marking to text. Binding tight. Dust jacket included and in very good condition. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Date Published: 2008-10-06
ISBN-13:9781586486686ISBN:1586486683
Description: Like New. A great book in like new condition. We provide USPS confirmmation tracking and email when we ship. We want your complete satisfaction. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Public Affairs
Date Published: 2008-10-06
ISBN-13:9781586486686ISBN:1586486683
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: CONSTABLE AND ROBINSON Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781845298746ISBN:1845298748
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 400 pages. Offers a history of modern economic development. this book shows how rich countries developed through a combination of government intervention, protectionism, and strategic investment. it suggests that this set of policies in various combinations has driven successful development from renaissance italy to the modern far east. illustrations (Paperback) read more
Description: Like New. Book appears unread, but may have a publisher's mark or minor shelf wear. We are the Twin Cities' largest independent book store. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Perseus Books Group
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9781586486686ISBN:1586486683
Description: New. A maverick economist explodes prevailing myths about economic development by arguing that protectionism sometimes makes nations rich and free trade keeps them poor. read more
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