Jinn of Current Events (2002-Dec-03)


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According to critics, an eavesdropper, constantly striving to go behind the curtains of heaven in order to steal divine secrets. May grant wishes. or use my wishlist (at amazon.com) if you are in the mood for gifts.

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2002-Nov-16 [this day]

A failed industrial revolution

bookcover of How the West Grew Rich Bernard Lewis: [19th century] rulers and ministers, first in Egypt, then Turkey, then other countries in the region... tried to catch up with Europe by building factories, principally to equip and clothe their armies. The effort failed... According to a World Bank estimate, the total exports of the Arab world other than fossil fuels amount to less than those of Finland, a country of five million inhabitants. [What Went Wrong? Chapter 2, The Quest for Wealth and Power]

For insight into the roots of Western wealth, I strongly recommend reading How the West Grew Rich: The Economic Transformation of the Industrial World. [this item]

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