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

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Crown Publishers, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: 529 p. : 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780307719218 (hbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330.1 ACE
Contents:
1. So Close and Yet So Different- 2. Theories That Don’t Work- 3. The Making of Prosperity and Poverty- 4. Small Differences and Critical Junctures: The Weight of History- 5. “I’ve Seen the Future, and It Works”: Growth Under Extractive Institutions- 6. Drifting Apart- 7. The Turning Point- 8. Not on Our Turf: Barriers to Development- 9. Reversing Development- 11. The Virtuous Circle- 12. The Vicious Circle- 13. Why Nations Fail Today- 14. Breaking the Mold- 15. Understanding Prosperity and Poverty- Index.
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1. So Close and Yet So Different-
2. Theories That Don’t Work-
3. The Making of Prosperity and Poverty-
4. Small Differences and Critical Junctures: The Weight of History-
5. “I’ve Seen the Future, and It Works”: Growth Under Extractive Institutions-
6. Drifting Apart-
7. The Turning Point-
8. Not on Our Turf: Barriers to Development-
9. Reversing Development-
11. The Virtuous Circle-
12. The Vicious Circle-
13. Why Nations Fail Today-
14. Breaking the Mold-
15. Understanding Prosperity and Poverty-
Index.