{"product_id":"power-and-prosperity-mancur-olson-9780465051960","title":"Power and Prosperity: Outgrowing Communist and Capitalist Dictatorships","description":"Why do some economies do better than others? How does society encourage the kind of market economy that generates continually increasing incomes? How do particular styles of government affect economic performance? World-renowned economist Mancur Olson tackles these questions and others in what will surely be regarded as his magnum opus. Olson contends that governments can play an essential role in the development of markets. Reliable enforcement of private contracts and protection of individual rights to property depend on governments strong enough not to undermine them. His exploration of \"market-augmenting governments\" will stand as a cutting-edge work on economic growth and provide a useful framework in which to consider the Asian financial crisis and its aftermath. As Susan Lee noted in Forbes, \"his pioneering insights might have won a Nobel Prize for Olson had he lived a bit longer.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mancur Olson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465051960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465051960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.94h x 5.33w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2001 pg. 1838","brand":"Mancur Olson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994853277951,"sku":"9780465051960","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4a4e95a0-2ae6-4ad9-98b2-27a12fcb4a62.jpg?v=1683332554","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/power-and-prosperity-mancur-olson-9780465051960","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}