{"product_id":"2026200013480-secondhand-asian-drama-an-inquiry-into-the-poverty-of-nations","title":"Asian Drama: An Inquiry Into The Poverty Of Nations","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the height of the post-colonial era, Nobel Prize-winning economist Gunnar Myrdal embarked on one of the most ambitious social science investigations of the twentieth century, producing a monumental work that challenges the very foundations of Western economic theory as applied to the developing world. Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations chronicles the systemic underdevelopment of South Asian nations — including India, Pakistan, and Southeast Asia — arguing with forensic precision that poverty in the region is not merely an economic condition but a deeply entrenched social, political, and institutional phenomenon perpetuated by corruption, inadequate education, and colonial legacy.\n\nMyrdal's methodology is as sweeping as his conclusions are provocative; he rejects the simplistic application of Western economic models to Asian societies and instead presents a richly interdisciplinary framework that draws on sociology, political science, and history. This abridged single-volume edition, condensed by Seth S. King, makes Myrdal's landmark three-volume masterwork accessible to a broader audience without sacrificing the intellectual rigour that earned it its revered status in development economics. For anyone seeking to understand why nations remain poor in a world of abundance, Asian Drama remains as urgent and unsettling a read today as when it was first published.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203381108955,"sku":"2026200013480-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/79d5d5c4-10e5-4513-a82b-7628ac657d2f.png?v=1788148101","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013480-secondhand-asian-drama-an-inquiry-into-the-poverty-of-nations","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}