Download or read book False Economy written by Alan Beattie and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do oil and diamonds lead to economic disaster more often than boom? Why doesn't Africa grow cocaine? This title uses stories of economic triumph and disaster to explain how some countries went wrong while others went right, and why it's so difficult to change course once you're on the path to ruin.