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Why nations fail : The origins of power, properity, and poverty / Daron Acemoglu, James A Robinson

By: Contributor(s): Language: eng Publication details: London : Profile books, 2012Description: 529 p. ; ill. : 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781846684296
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330
LOC classification:
  • HB 74  A173wh 2012
Contents:
15. Understanding Prosperity and PovertyAcknowledgments; Bibliographical Essay and Sources; References; Index. Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1. So Close and Yet so Different; 2. Theories that Don't Work; 3. The Making of Prosperity and Poverty; 4. Small Differences and Critical Junctures: The Weight of History; 5. "I've Seen the Future, and It Works": Growth Under Extractive Institutions; 6. Drifting Apart; 7. The Turning Point; 8. Not on Our Turf: Barriers to Development; 9. Reversing Development; 10. The Diffusion of Prosperity; 11. The Virtuous Circle; 12. The Vicious Circle; 13. Why Nations Fail Today; 14. Breaking the Mold.
Summary: 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 cir
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15. Understanding Prosperity and PovertyAcknowledgments; Bibliographical Essay and Sources; References; Index. Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1. So Close and Yet so Different; 2. Theories that Don't Work; 3. The Making of Prosperity and Poverty; 4. Small Differences and Critical Junctures: The Weight of History; 5. "I've Seen the Future, and It Works": Growth Under Extractive Institutions; 6. Drifting Apart; 7. The Turning Point; 8. Not on Our Turf: Barriers to Development; 9. Reversing Development; 10. The Diffusion of Prosperity; 11. The Virtuous Circle; 12. The Vicious Circle; 13. Why Nations Fail Today; 14. Breaking the Mold.


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 cir

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