Bibliograph

Geography and the wealth of nations, Sherif Khalifa

Type

Label

Geography and the wealth of nations, Sherif Khalifa

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Geography and the wealth of nations

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1300755514

Responsibility statement

Sherif Khalifa

Summary

"In Geography and the Wealth of Nations, Sherif Khalifa argues that geography influences the factors that determine economic performance, such as the quality of institutions, the adopted cultural values, the systems of governance, the likelihood of conflict, the historical experiences, and the integration into the global economy"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The fingerprint of geography -- Climate, crops, and capital -- Germs, groups and gender -- Accursed are the blessed -- The wrath of nature -- Determinism versus determination -- On the geographic origins -- Sand or grease -- Nature's democratic dividend -- Elixir or people's opium -- In (trust) we trust -- Me, myself, and society -- The wrath and wealth of nations -- Heterogeneous we stand -- Climbing the social ladder -- Echoes of the past -- The big scramble, the great loot -- In a flat world

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