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How Nations Escape Poverty: Vietnam, Poland, and the Origins of Prosperity Audiobook, by Rainer Zitelmann Play Audiobook Sample

How Nations Escape Poverty: Vietnam, Poland, and the Origins of Prosperity Audiobook

How Nations Escape Poverty: Vietnam, Poland, and the Origins of Prosperity Audiobook, by Rainer Zitelmann Play Audiobook Sample
Release Date: November 12, 2024
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Read By: Jonathan Yen Publisher: Tantor Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.38 hours at 2.0x Speed
Release Date: November 12, 2024
Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9798855557749

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

11

Longest Chapter Length:

59:00 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

05:47 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

36:47 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

During the twentieth century, Vietnam and Poland were both victims not only of devastating wars, but also of socialist planned economies that destroyed whatever war hadn’t already. In 1990, Vietnam was still one of the poorest countries in the world, while Poland was one of the poorest in Europe. But in the three decades since then, both countries have drastically improved their citizens’ standards of living and escaped the vicious cycle of national poverty.

In this book, Rainer Zitelmann identifies the reasons behind the sensational growth of both nations' economies, drawing out the lessons that other countries can learn from these two success stories. To explain the source of their success, he returns to Adam Smith's 1776 treatise, The Wealth of Nations: the only way to overcome poverty is through economic growth, and economic freedom is the crucial prerequisite for such growth. Developments over the past 250 years have proved Smith right.

Despite these strides, almost ten percent of the world's population still lives in extreme poverty. So, what measures actually help to alleviate poverty today? Through a wealth of data and stories from the everyday lives of Polish and Vietnamese people who experienced reforms, Zitelmann demonstrates the persistent relevance of Smith's ideas to economic flourishing in the twenty-first century.

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About Jonathan Yen

Jonathan Yen is a commercial voice-over artist and Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator. He was inspired by the Golden Age of Radio, and while the gold was gone by the time he got there, he has carried that inspiration through to commercial work, voice acting, and stage productions. From vintage Howard Fast science fiction to naturalist Paul Rosolie’s true adventures in the Amazon, he loves to tell a good story.