A maverick economist explains how protectionism makes nations rich, free trade keeps them poor---and how rich countries make sure to keep it that way. Throughou

Like the robber barons of the 19th century Gilded Age, a new and proliferating crop of billionaires is driving rapid development and industrialization in poor c

Making Poor Nations Rich illustrates the importance of institutions that support economic freedom and private property rights for promoting the form of producti

A maverick economist explains how protectionism makes nations rich, free trade keeps them poor---and how rich countries make sure to keep it that way. Throughou

This 4th edition has been revised to take account of the onset of world recession and the fall in commodity prices that have brought increasing poverty to some