The Magic Formula: The Timeless Secret To Economic Health and Prosperity

Could the secret to economic success be reduced to four words? A country that has the “magic formula” – Low Taxes, Stable Money – finds itself going from one success to another. Another country, with every other cultural, institutional and geographic advantage one could name, stumbles and declines once it loses the Magic Formula.

Nathan Lewis shows how the rise and decline of great states and empires can be traced to whether or not they follow this simple rule. With examples including Japan ...