Books by Reinert, Erik S

It is by Erik Reinert, How Rich Countries Got Rich, and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor ; here is a home page for the book .  The title is misleading and sounds too monocausal.  Reinert’s well-written book in fact revives the arguments of Friedrich List, Henry Carey, and the 19th century protectionists.  In his view many forms of manufacturing are increasing returns to scale activities and help support civil society in the longer run.  Agriculture and the sale of raw materials are "Malthusian" sect...