Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of
the Year Award 2012.
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.
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ISBN
9781847654618
Publisert
2018
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Profile Books
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Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
Digital bok
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