The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor (W W Norton & Company; 1998)

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(^112) THE WEALTH AND POVERTY OF NATIONS
order and harmony. The Indians seem to have been patient and
obedient, but recourse to alcoholic beverages and drugs is always a
bad sign. Some of this may be blamed on what we would see as
loveless child rearing: the baby was never held, even for nursing. In
any event, the culture deprived the ordinary person of initiative,
autonomy, and personality.

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