Power and Prosperity

Why do some economies do better than others? How does society encourage the kind of market economy that generates continually increasing incomes? How do particular styles of goverment affect economic performance? World-renowned economist Mancur Olson tackles these questions and others in what will surely regarded as his magnum opus. Olson contends that governments can play an essential role in the development of markets. His exploration of "market-augmenting governments" will stand as a cutting-edge work on economic growth and provide a useful framework in which to consider the Asian financial crisis and its aftermath