| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 978-0-670-91810-2 |
| No of pages | 298 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | Viking |
| Published Date | 07 May 2009 |
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| Language | English |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 978-0-670-91810-2 |
| No of pages | 298 |
| Font Size | Medium |
| Book Publisher | Viking |
| Published Date | 07 May 2009 |
Alan Beattie is the World Trade Editor of the Financial Times, leading the paper’s coverage of trade policy and economic globalisation.
Previous positions with the paper include economics leader writer, commenting on a wide variety of international and domestic economic issues in the editorial column, and two years in Washington DC as chief US economics correspondent, covering the US economy, the Federal Reserve and international economics and development, including the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
Alan Beattie Joined the Financial Times in 1998 after working as an economist at the Bank of England.
He holds a Master's degree in Economics from Cambridge and a BA from Oxford in Modern History.
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Why do oil and diamonds lead to economic disaster more often than boom? Why doesn't Africa grow cocaine? Why might believing in God be good for your balance-sheet?
In 2001 Argentina's government bankrupted itself, yet for the past two hundred years it had enjoyed a vista of economic opportunity almost identical to that of the USA. Why did the USA succeed while Argentina stalled? Botswana and Sierra Leone are both blessed with abundant diamonds. Why did Botswana became the world's fastest-growing economy while Sierra Leone suffered a decade of brutal civil war?
The path to prosperity is rarely obvious and the sources of success are often unexpected. Time and again, world leaders have failed to learn the lessons of economic history, and their mistakes continue to have surprising and catastrophic consequences. In False Economy, Alan Beattie uses extraordinary stories of economic triumph and disaster to explain how some countries went wrong while others went right, and why it's so difficult to change course once you're on the path to ruin.