False economy
by Alan Beattie, Beattie, Alan (Economics correspondent)
EconomicsEconomic historyBusiness cyclesInternational financeEconomic history, 21st centuryComparative economicsEconomische geschiedenisWeltwirtschaft
Why do oil and diamonds lead to economic disaster more often than boom? Why doesn't Africa grow cocaine? This title uses stories of economic triumph and disaster to explain how some countries went wrong while others went right, and why it's so difficult to change course once you're on the path to ruin.
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