Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and PovertyAbout the failure of many countries to achieve economic prosperity. |
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User Review - mcdenis - LibraryThingWe tend to view historical lanscapes in linear mode and fail to realize that minor and sometimes chance occurrences progress to different outcomes. However Acemogol and Robinson provide us with a ... Read full review
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User Review - Paul_S - LibraryThingTerse, concise and interesting. I find this much more persuasive than Jared Diamond's theories (although time-wise it picks up much later). It may somewhat seem like pushing the air bubble behind the ... Read full review
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| Title | Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty |
| Authors | Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson |
| Publisher | Crown, 2012 |
| ISBN | 0804138273, 9780804138277 |
| Length | 529 pages |
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