Why Nations Fail: FROM THE WINNERS OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN ECONOMICS: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty - Couverture souple

Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1846686105 ISBN 13 : 9781846686108

Editeur : Profile Books Ltd, 2012

Synopsis

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. They offer a pragmatic basis for the hope that at 'critical junctures' in history, those mired in poverty can be placed on the path to prosperity - with important consequences for our views on everything from the role of aid to the future of China.

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Daron Acemoglu is the Killian Professor of Economics at MIT. He received the John Bates Clark Medal, and the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2024 for his work on global inequality.

James A. Robinson is a political scientist and economist and the Florence Professor of Government at Harvard University, and a world-renowned expert on Latin America and Africa. He received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2024 for his work on global inequality.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Profile Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1846686105
• ISBN 13: 9781846686108
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 464
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible