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Why nations fail : the origins of power, prosperity and poverty, Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

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Publication
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xi, 529 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • Preface: Why Egyptians filled Tahrir Square to bring down Hosni Mubarak and what it means for our understanding of the causes of prosperity and poverty
  • So close and yet so different : Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, have the same people, culture, and geography. Why is one rich and one poor?
  • Theories that don't work : poor countries are poor not because of their geographies or cultures, or because their leaders do not know which policies will enrich their citizens
  • The making of prosperity and poverty : how prosperity and poverty are determined by the incentives created by institutions, and how politics determines what institutions a nation has
  • Small differences and critical junctures: the weight of history : how institutions change through political conflict and how the past shapes the present
  • "I've seen the future, and it works" : growth under extractive institutions : what Stalin, King Shyaam, the Neolithic Revolution, and the Maya city-states all had in common and how this explains why China's current economic growth cannot last
  • Drifting apart : how institutions evolve over time, often slowly drifting apart
  • The turning point : how a political revolution in 1688 changed institutions in England and led to the Industrial Revolution
  • Not on our turf : barriers to development : why the politically powerful in many nations opposed the Industrial Revolution
  • Reversing development : how European colonialism impoverished large parts of the world
  • The diffusion of prosperity : how some parts of the world took different paths to prosperity from that of Britain
  • The virtuous circle : how institutions that encourage prosperity create positive feedback loops that prevent the efforts by elites to undermine them
  • The vicious circle : how institutions that create poverty generate negative feedback loops and endure
  • Why nations fail today : institutions, institutions, institutions
  • Breaking the mold : how a few countries changed their economic trajectory by changing their institutions
  • Understanding prosperity and poverty : how the world could have been different and how understanding this can explain why most attempts to combat poverty have failed
Isbn
9780307719218
Instance
Label
Why nations fail : the origins of power, prosperity and poverty
Title
Why nations fail
Title remainder
the origins of power, prosperity and poverty
Statement of responsibility
Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
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Contributor
Subject
Language
eng
Cataloging source
DLC
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Acemoglu, Daron
Dewey number
330
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
HB74.P65
LC item number
A28 2012
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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1960-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Robinson, James A.
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  • Economics
  • Economic history
  • Poverty
  • Economic development
  • Revolutions
  • Developing countries
  • Developing countries
Target audience
adult
Label
Why nations fail : the origins of power, prosperity and poverty, Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
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Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-509) and index
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Contents
Preface: Why Egyptians filled Tahrir Square to bring down Hosni Mubarak and what it means for our understanding of the causes of prosperity and poverty -- So close and yet so different : Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, have the same people, culture, and geography. Why is one rich and one poor? -- Theories that don't work : poor countries are poor not because of their geographies or cultures, or because their leaders do not know which policies will enrich their citizens -- The making of prosperity and poverty : how prosperity and poverty are determined by the incentives created by institutions, and how politics determines what institutions a nation has -- Small differences and critical junctures: the weight of history : how institutions change through political conflict and how the past shapes the present -- "I've seen the future, and it works" : growth under extractive institutions : what Stalin, King Shyaam, the Neolithic Revolution, and the Maya city-states all had in common and how this explains why China's current economic growth cannot last -- Drifting apart : how institutions evolve over time, often slowly drifting apart -- The turning point : how a political revolution in 1688 changed institutions in England and led to the Industrial Revolution -- Not on our turf : barriers to development : why the politically powerful in many nations opposed the Industrial Revolution -- Reversing development : how European colonialism impoverished large parts of the world -- The diffusion of prosperity : how some parts of the world took different paths to prosperity from that of Britain -- The virtuous circle : how institutions that encourage prosperity create positive feedback loops that prevent the efforts by elites to undermine them -- The vicious circle : how institutions that create poverty generate negative feedback loops and endure -- Why nations fail today : institutions, institutions, institutions -- Breaking the mold : how a few countries changed their economic trajectory by changing their institutions -- Understanding prosperity and poverty : how the world could have been different and how understanding this can explain why most attempts to combat poverty have failed
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xi, 529 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780307719218
Lccn
2011023538
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
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  • (OCoLC)ocn729065001
  • (Sirsi) o729065001
  • (OCoLC)729065001
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Why nations fail : the origins of power, prosperity and poverty, Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 465-509) and index
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volume
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
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Contents
Preface: Why Egyptians filled Tahrir Square to bring down Hosni Mubarak and what it means for our understanding of the causes of prosperity and poverty -- So close and yet so different : Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, have the same people, culture, and geography. Why is one rich and one poor? -- Theories that don't work : poor countries are poor not because of their geographies or cultures, or because their leaders do not know which policies will enrich their citizens -- The making of prosperity and poverty : how prosperity and poverty are determined by the incentives created by institutions, and how politics determines what institutions a nation has -- Small differences and critical junctures: the weight of history : how institutions change through political conflict and how the past shapes the present -- "I've seen the future, and it works" : growth under extractive institutions : what Stalin, King Shyaam, the Neolithic Revolution, and the Maya city-states all had in common and how this explains why China's current economic growth cannot last -- Drifting apart : how institutions evolve over time, often slowly drifting apart -- The turning point : how a political revolution in 1688 changed institutions in England and led to the Industrial Revolution -- Not on our turf : barriers to development : why the politically powerful in many nations opposed the Industrial Revolution -- Reversing development : how European colonialism impoverished large parts of the world -- The diffusion of prosperity : how some parts of the world took different paths to prosperity from that of Britain -- The virtuous circle : how institutions that encourage prosperity create positive feedback loops that prevent the efforts by elites to undermine them -- The vicious circle : how institutions that create poverty generate negative feedback loops and endure -- Why nations fail today : institutions, institutions, institutions -- Breaking the mold : how a few countries changed their economic trajectory by changing their institutions -- Understanding prosperity and poverty : how the world could have been different and how understanding this can explain why most attempts to combat poverty have failed
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Extent
xi, 529 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780307719218
Lccn
2011023538
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn729065001
  • (Sirsi) o729065001
  • (OCoLC)729065001

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