Cursed Economies

Andrei Movchan is a well-known economist, financier, and investment manager, "Best Asset Manager" according to Russian Forbes, the first in Russia to receive the prestigious title of "Legend of the Stock Market" from Spear’s. Alexey MITROV is an analyst studying... the peculiarities of the formation, development, and decline of authoritarian and hybrid regimes.
The authors study the phenomenon of economic catastrophes during different historical periods — from Ancient Egypt to the present day. Special attention is given to the "resource curse": using vivid and engaging examples from the history of various countries, the authors demonstrate how natural resources, geographical location, traditions, troubled neighbors, and even the people themselves can become a "curse" and lead to the ruin of the economy.
The book made it to the shortlist of the prestigious Enlightener Award.