The Prosperity of Vice: A Worried View of Economics

by Daniel Cohen

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How violence, rather than peace, has historically accompanied prosperity; and why emerging nations seem poised to repeat the tragic history of the industrialized world.

What happened yesterday in the West is today being repeated on a global scale. Industrial society is replacing rural society: millions of peasants in China, India, and elsewhere are leaving the countryside and going to the city. New powers are emerging and rivalries...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:026201730X

ISBN13:9780262017305

Release Date:February 2012

Publisher:MIT Press

Length:216 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.6" x 8.2"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Business Business & Investing Fiction Literature & Fiction Political Economy Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Reference Social Science Social Sciences Violence in Society

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