TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kay,J.A.
AU  - Kay,J.A.
TI  - Culture and prosperity: why some nations are rich but most remain poor 
SN  - 9780060587062 (pbk.) :
AV  - HB95 .K29 2005
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York, N.Y.
PB  - HarperBusiness
KW  - Free enterprise
KW  - Capitalism
KW  - Economic policy
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Culture
N1  - Rev. ed. of: The truth about markets. 2003; Includes bibliographical references (p. [390]-410) and index; Pt. I. The issues.  A postcard from France -- The triumph of the market -- People -- Figures -- How rich states became rich -- pt. II. The structure of economic systems.  Transactions and rules -- Production and exchange -- Assignment -- Central planning -- Pluralism -- Spontaneous order -- pt. III. Perfectly competitive markets.  Competitive markets -- Markets in risk -- Markets in money -- General equilibrium -- pt. IV. The truth about markets.  Neoclassical economics and after -- Rationality and adaptation -- Information -- Risk in reality -- Cooperation -- Coordination -- The knowledge economy -- pt. V. How it all works out.  Poor states stay poor -- Who gets what? -- Places -- The American business model -- The future of economics -- The future of capitalism -- Appendix : Nobel prizes in economics -- Glossary
ER  -