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The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities

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The Rise and Decline of Nations: Economic Growth, Stagflation, and Social Rigidities

by Mascur Olson, Mancur Olson, Jr.

About this title: The years since World War II have seen rapid shifts in the relative positions of different countries and regions. Leading political economist Mancur Olson offers a new and compelling theory to explain these shifts in fortune and then tests his theory against evidence from many periods of history and many parts of the world.

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Binding: Trade paperback Publisher: Yale University Press Date Published: 1983 ISBN-13: 9780300030792 ISBN: 0300030797

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"Olson's explanation of the rise and decline of nations is spot on. Furthermore, it applies to all groups, from the smallest social group to the largest corporation."

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