False Economy by Alan Beattie

False Economy by Alan Beattie

Beattie, a Financial Times economics editor, argues against economic determinism by comparing countries that started with similar resources or circumstances and ended up on wildly different paths — Argentina versus the United States, Egypt versus other post-colonial states — to show that policy choices, not inevitability, shaped outcomes.

Each chapter is a compact case study built around a specific counterintuitive comparison, making the book an accessible entry point into economic history for readers without formal training, while still grounding its arguments in serious comparative economic analysis.

An engaging, comparison-driven economic history for general readers.

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