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CONTENTS
Preface 1
1 MAKING CHOICES: WHY DID ARGENTINA SUCCEED AND THE UNITED STATES STALL? 5
2. CITIES: WHY DIDN'T WASHINGTON, D.C , GET THE VOTE? 43
3 TRADE: WHY DOES EGYPT IMPORT HALF ITS STAPLE FOOD? 73
4 NATURAL RESOURCES: WHY ARE OIL AND DIAMONDS MORE TROUBLE THAN THEY ARE WORTH? 101
5 RELIGION: WHY DON'T ISLAMIC COUNTRIES GET RICH? 127
6 POLITICS OF DEVLOPMENT: WHY DOES OUR ASPARAGUS COME FROM PERU? 157
7 TRADE ROUTES AND SUPPLY CHAINS: WHY DESN'T AFRICA GROW COCAINE? 191
8 CORRUPTION: WHY DID INDONESIA PROSPER UNDER A CROOKED RULER AND TANZANIA STAY POOR UNDER AN HONEST ONE? 223
9 PATH DEPENDENCE: WHY ARE PANDAS SO USELESS? 255
10 CONCLUSION: OUR REMEDIES OFT IN OURSELVES DO LIE 287
Acknowledgments 303
Selected Bibliography and Notes 305
Index 313