The rise of the West is often attributed the presence of certain features in Western countries from the 16th century that were absent in more traditional societies: the abolition of serfdom and Protestant ethics, the protection of property rights, and free universities. The problem with this reasoning is that, before the 16th century, there were many countries with social structures that possessed these same features that didn't experience rapid productivity growth. This book offers a new interpretation of the 'Great Divergence' and 'Great Convergence' stories. It explores how Western countries grew rich and why parts of the developing world (South and East Asia and the Middle East) did not catch up with the West from 1500 to 1950 but began to narrow the gap after 1950. It also examines why others (Latin America, South Africa, and Russia) were more successful at catching up from 1500 to 1950, but then experienced a slowdown in economic growth compared to other developing countries. Mixed Fortunes offers a novel interpretation of the rise of the West and of the subsequent development of 'the rest' and China and Russia, important examples of two groups of developing countries, are examined in greater detail.

Mixed Fortunes: An Economic History of China, Russia, and the West

Business & Money

Popov, Vladimir

Economics

Oxford University Press

The history of Russia after 1917 is traditionally written as the rise of the Communist Party from Lenin to Stalin to Gorbachev. Is that still the correct approach? 
Based on a trove of new historical sources from inside the Russian secret services, this exceptional book retells the story in the light of modern Russia and starts with the pivotal role of Felix Dzerzhinsky, the leader of the Communist Secret Service, the Cheka. He is relatively unknown, but was even more important in the overthrow of the Tsarist regime and submission of its people than Lenin. The leaders of the various guises of the Cheka fought tooth and nail to wrest state control from the Communist party. With the presidency of Vladimir Putin in 1999, Dzerzhinsky’s ultimate goal finally came to fruition. It explains why modern Russia is a state without ideology, the world’s only mafia-state programmed to forever extort, pillage and loot.

From Red Terror to Terrorist State: Russia’s Intelligence Services and Their Fight for World Domination from Felix Dzerzhinsky to Vladimir Putin

History

Felshtinsky, Yuri

Russia

Gibson Square

The Turning Point: Revitalizing the Soviet Economy

Shmelev, Nikolai

I.B.Tauris

Vladimir Popov is a distinguished Russian chess coach who has guided his two most celebrated pupils, the Kosintseva sisters, into the Top 10 of women's chess. In Chess Lessons Popov shares his secrets of chess improvement. Chess is of course a complex game, but Popov has the ability as a coach and author to offer clear principles to help the reader achieve a deeper understanding of chess. Popov also offers many instructive and entertaining chess exercises for the reader to solve.

Chess Lessons

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Quality Chess

Algoritmicheskie problemy algebry, bioinformatiki i robototekhniki V: Otnositel'naya pokryvaemost' i nezavisimo razbivaemye sistemy tozhdestv (Russian Edition)

Science & Math

Mathematics

Palmarium Academic Publishing

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