Why nations fail : the origins of power, prosperity, and poverty
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Why nations fail : the origins of power, prosperity, and poverty
Profile books, 2013, c2012
- : pbk
Available at 52 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [465]-509) and index
"This paperback edition published in 2013"--T.p. verso
"First published in Great Britain in 2012 by PROFILE BOOKS LTD"--T.p. verso
"First published in the United States of America in 2012 by Crown Publishers, a division of Random House Inc."--T.p. verso
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BY THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING ECONOMISTS DARON ACEMOGLU & JAMES A. ROBINSON
Shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award
Why are some nations more prosperous than others? Why Nations Fail sets out to answer this question, with a compelling and elegantly argued new theory: that it is not down to climate, geography or culture, but because of institutions. Drawing on an extraordinary range of contemporary and historical examples, from ancient Rome through the Tudors to modern-day China, leading academics Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson show that to invest and prosper, people need to know that if they work hard, they can make money and actually keep it - and this means sound institutions that allow virtuous circles of innovation, expansion and peace.
Based on fifteen years of research, and answering the competing arguments of authors ranging from Max Weber to Jeffrey Sachs and Jared Diamond, Acemoglu and Robinson step boldly into the territory of Francis Fukuyama and Ian Morris. They blend economics, politics, history and current affairs to provide a new, powerful and persuasive way of understanding wealth and poverty.
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