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Poverty From The Wealth of Nations

Integration and Polarization in the Global Economy since 1760

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  1. M. Shahid Alam

    1. Northeastern University, Boston, USA

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • M. Shahid Alam
    Pages 1-23

  3. Integration and Polarization since 1760

    • M. Shahid Alam
    Pages 24-47

  4. Theories: Orthodoxy and Dissent

    • M. Shahid Alam
    Pages 48-69

  5. Sovereignty Matters!

    • M. Shahid Alam
    Pages 70-93

  6. Mapping Sovereignty

    • M. Shahid Alam
    Pages 94-119

  7. Measuring Sovereignty Differentials

    • M. Shahid Alam
    Pages 120-166

  8. Epilogue

    • M. Shahid Alam
    Pages 167-180

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 181-215
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In Poverty from the Wealth of Nations , the author presents an analysis of the evolution of global disparities that goes beyond the earlier neo-Marxist critiques of global capitalism. He moves beyond their narrative by inserting two additional asymmetries into the global economy - those created by 'unequal races' and unequal states. The author analyzes not only the power of markets, but the powers that shaped these markets. More importantly, he marshals cross-country evidence to show that loss of sovereignty retarded industrialization, human capital formation and economic growth.

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'This powerful and persuasive book is must reading for anyone who wants to fathom the origins and contours of international inequality and conflict in our times.' - Professor John Adams, Center for Asian Studies, University of Virginia

'Everyone who believes that colonialism was good for the colonized people should read this book. [It] challenges the notion that global integration and an unfettered market transformed backward regions and modernized their society, economy and polity.' - Professor Keith Griffin, Department of Economics, University of California at Riverside

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  • Northeastern University, Boston, USA

    M. Shahid Alam

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M. Shahid Alam is Professor of Economics at Northeastern University.

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