How rich countries got rich-- and why poor countries stay poor cover

How rich countries got rich-- and why poor countries stay poor

by Erik S. Reinert

Explains the mechanisms that have produced the increasingly large gap between rich and poor countries. Refutes current economic policy orthodoxy and opens up the debate on why free trade is not the best answer for our hopes of worldwide prosperity.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?