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The Birth of Plenty

How the Prosperity of the Modern World Was Created
Sep 06, 2013paul1 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Great historical view of how development occurred and how it changed many lives for the better. He takes the long view, going back hundreds of years. Bernstein traces factors that lead to rising prosperity in some nations (go back far enough and all nation states were all equally poverty stricken), human and property rights, stable governments etc. He also gives a nod to governments that provided incentives for risk takers to introduce innovations to the market.