How the West Grew Rich the books of mortals finding balance

finding balance

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How the West Grew Rich the books of mortals finding balanceHow did the WestEurope, Canada, and the United Statesescape from immemorial poverty into sustained economic growth and material well being when other societies remained trapped in an endless cycle of birth, hunger, hardship, and death? In this elegant synthesis of economic history, two scholars argue that it is the political pluralism and the flexibility of the West's institutionsnot corporate organization and mass production technologythat explain