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Category: Economic Development

May 12, 2020 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Atlas of Economic Complexity: Mapping Paths to Prosperity” by Hausmann, Hidalgo et al

April 12, 2020 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “First Modern Economy… Dutch Economy 1500-1815” by Jan de Vries

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor” by William Easterly

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