Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-305) and index.
Contents
pt. 1. Mankind's poverty as a consequence of the wealth of the land -- ch. 1. Lust for gold, lust for silver -- ch. 2. King sugar and other agricultural monarchs -- ch. 3. Invisible sources of power -- pt. 2. Development is a voyage with more shipwrecks than navigators -- ch. 4. Tales of premature death -- ch. 5. Contemporary structure of plunder -- pt. 3. Seven years after.