Trade and the wealth of nations

'Waves of Prosperity' traces this global ebb and flow of trade over the centuries, building the story around the fortunes of the shipping industry

WAVES OF PROSPERITY Greg Clydesdale Robinson, UK  432 pages; Rs 599 Ibn Khaldun would have been surprised by Donald Trump’s anti-trade tirade. The 14th century north African scholar had grasped the key role of global trade in ensuring prosperity, a concept that appears to have eluded the President-elect of the United States of America.  For Donald Trump, the Arab historian could have also explained the logic in simple terms: “With regard to the amount of prosperity and business activity in them, cities and towns differ in accordance with the ...

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Trade and the wealth of nations