Sherif Khalifa

Geography and the Wealth of Nations (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781978752917
• Artikelnr.: 74396848

Autorenporträt

Sherif Khalifa is professor of economics at California State University, Fullerton.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter One: The Fingerprint of Geography
Chapter Two: Climate, Crops and Capital
Chapter Three: Germs, Groups and Gender
Chapter Four: Accursed are the Blessed
Chapter Five: The Wrath of Nature
Chapter Six: Determinism versus Determination
Chapter Seven: On the Geographic Origins
Chapter Eight: Sand or Grease
Chapter Nine: Nature's Democratic Dividend
Chapter Ten: Elixir or People's Opium
Chapter Eleven: In (Trust) we Trust
Chapter Twelve: Me, Myself and Society
Chapter Thirteen: The Wrath and Wealth of Nations
Chapter Fourteen: Heterogeneous We Stand
Chapter Fifteen: Climbing the Social Ladder
Chapter Sixteen: Echoes from the Past
Chapter Seventeen: The Big Scramble, the Great Loot
Chapter Eighteen: In a Flat World