Power of Productivity Wealth, Poverty, and the Threat to Global Stability

Name: Power of Productivity Wealth, Poverty, and the Threat to Global Stability
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ISBN: 9780226476988

ISBN-10: 0226476987

ISBN-13: 9780226476988

Edition: 2005

Authors: William W. Lewis

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The disparity between rich and poor countries is the most serious, intractable problem facing the world today. Chronic poverty affects more than the citizens and economies of these nations; it threatens global stability as the pressures of immigration become unsustainable and rogue nations seek power and influence through extreme political and terrorist acts. For decades, a vast array of international institutions has pumped billions of dollars into these nations in an attempt to remedy their ills through the development of technological infrastructures, educational systems, and health care programs. Yet despite this infusion of capital and attention, roughly five billion of the world's six…

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List price: $14.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 0.59" wide x 0.89" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 1.276
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Prologue



Findings: The Global Economic Landscape



Rich and Middle-Income Countries



Japan: A Dual Economy



Europe: Falling Behind



The United States: Consumer Is King



Korea: Following Japan's Path



Poor Countries



Brazil: Big Government Is Big Problem



Russia: Distorted Market Economy



India: Bad Economic Management from a Democratic Government



Causes and Implications



Patterns: Clear and Strong



Why Bad Economic Policy around the World?



New Approaches



So What?


McKinsey Global Institute Reports


Recommended Readings


Index