Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu, James A. Robinson

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

Daron Acemoğlu, James A. Robinson

816 pages first pub 2012 (editions) user-added

nonfiction economics history politics challenging informative slow-paced
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This book is ideal for readers who seek a thought-provoking exploration of how political and economic systems shape global wealth disparities, blending historical analysis with contemporary relevance.

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Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine?Is it culture, the w...

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