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📘 The wealth and poverty of nations by David S. Landes

In *The Wealth and Poverty of Nations*, David S. Landes analyzes the long arc of economic development, tracing how Western societies harnessed openness, work ethic, and technological innovation to achieve prosperity. He shows that inventions—from eyeglasses to clocks—played pivotal roles in shifting global power. By comparing the trajectories of past and present economic winners and losers, Landes argues that understanding these historical patterns is key to addressing contemporary poverty.

First publish date: 1998

Genre: History/Modern History

Authors: David S. Landes

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