Why Nations Fail

Why Nations Fail

The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

by James Robinson, Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson, Daron Acemoğlu

529 pages· ISBN 9780307719225
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An award-winning professor of economics at MIT and a Harvard University political scientist and economist evaluate the reasons that some nations are poor while others succeed, outlining provocative perspectives that support theories about the importance of institutions. Reprint.

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