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Geography and the Wealth of Nations
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2022
Summary
In Geography and the Wealth of Nations, Sherif Khalifa argues that geography influences the factors that determine economic performance, such as the quality of institutions, the adopted cultural values, the systems of governance, the likelihood of conflict, the historical experiences, and the integration into the global economy. This book discusses in detail how geographic features influence each of these factors and how these determinants, in turn, affect economic outcomes. Khalifa shows that we cannot fully comprehend the economic consequences of these factors without exploring their geographic origins. This effort is especially critical as the world faces unprecedented environmental challenges, including climate change, worsening natural disasters, resource depletion, soil degradation, deforestation, desertification, and loss of biodiversity. Given these drastic changes, this book provides powerful insight into how geographic determinants continue to shape global crises.
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2022
ISBN-Print
978-1-6669-0052-1
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978-1-6669-0053-8
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
286
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Contents No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 10
The Fingerprint of Geography No access Pages 11 - 22
Climate, Crops, and Capital No access Pages 23 - 34
Germs, Groups, and Gender No access Pages 35 - 44
Accursed Are the Blessed No access Pages 45 - 54
The Wrath of Nature No access Pages 55 - 66
Determinism versus Determination No access Pages 67 - 84
On the Geographic Origins No access Pages 85 - 98
Sand or Grease No access Pages 99 - 110
Nature’s Democratic Dividend No access Pages 111 - 126
Elixir or People’s Opium No access Pages 127 - 142
In (Trust) We Trust No access Pages 143 - 154
Me, Myself, and Society No access Pages 155 - 166
The Wrath and Wealth of Nations No access Pages 167 - 178
Heterogeneous We Stand No access Pages 179 - 190
Climbing the Social Ladder No access Pages 191 - 200
Echoes of the Past No access Pages 201 - 218
The Big Scramble, the Great Loot No access Pages 219 - 230
