The End of Development: A Global History of Poverty and Prosperity

by Andrew Brooks

Book Overview

Why did some countries grow rich while others remained poor?

Human history unfolded differently across the globe. The world is separated in to places of poverty and prosperity. Tracing the long arc of human history from hunter gatherer societies to the early twenty first century in an argument grounded in a deep understanding of geography, Andrew Brooks rejects popular explanations for the divergence of nations. This accessible and illuminating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1786990202
• ISBN13: 9781786990204
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"