Cursed Economies

Andrey Movchan is a renowned economist, financier, and investment manager, named "Best Asset Manager" by Russian Forbes, and the first in Russia to receive the prestigious title "Legend of the Stock Market" from Spear’s. Alexey Mitrov is an analyst studying the features of the formation, development, and decline of authoritarian and hybrid regimes. 

The authors explore the phenomenon of economic catastrophes across various historical periods—from Ancient Egypt to the present day. 

Special attention is given to the “resource curse”: with vivid and engaging examples from the history of different countries, the authors demonstrate how natural resources, geographical location, traditions, problematic neighbors, and even the people themselves can become a “curse” and lead to the downfall of economies. The book is included in the shortlist for the prestigious Enlightener award.