{"product_id":"rich-people-poor-countries-caroline-freund-9780881327038","title":"Rich People Poor Countries: The Rise of Emerging-Market Tycoons and Their Mega Firms","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike the robber barons of the 19th century Gilded Age, a new and proliferating crop of billionaires is driving rapid development and industrialization in poor countries. The accelerated industrial growth spurs economic prosperity for some, but it also widens the gap between the super rich and the rest of the population, especially the very poor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRich People Poor Countries\u003c\/i\u003e, Caroline Freund identifies and analyzes nearly 700 emerging-market billionaires whose net worth adds up to more than $2 trillion. Freund finds that these titans of industry are propelling poor countries out of their small-scale production and agricultural past and into a future of multinational industry and service-based mega firms. And more often than not, the new billionaires are using their newfound acumen to navigate the globalized economy, without necessarily relying on political connections, inheritance, or privileged access to resources. This story of emerging-market billionaires and the global businesses they create dramatically illuminates the process of industrialization in the modern world economy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Caroline Freund\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0881327034\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780881327038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peterson Institute for International Economic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2016","brand":"Caroline Freund","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44120415502591,"sku":"9780881327038","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b65a0254-3b23-4238-9922-3000c614d4ee.jpg?v=1687414197","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rich-people-poor-countries-caroline-freund-9780881327038","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}