The Birth of Plenty: How nations prosper
The birth of plenty, is the title of an exiting book, that brings a rich voyage of the steady path of creation of nation wealth.
With examples from different horizons, basically the west experience, William Bernstein, the author, had
summarized that the wealth of nation is possible when four conditions are fulfilled:
Property rights respected
Scientific rationalism prevail in public discourse
Flourish of capital market to invest the saving
Basic infrastructure namely transport and communication
As Bernstein says: “Not until all four of these factors are in place can a nation prosper”
A book to be read for everybody in public service department in our countries