Why nations fail : the origins of power, prosperity and poverty
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Crown Publishers,
©2012
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- So close and yet so different.
- Theories that don't work.
- The making of prosperity and poverty.
- Small differences and critical junctures: the weight of history.
- "I've seen the future, and it works": growth under extractive institutions.
- Drifting apart.
- The turning point.
- Not on our turf: barriers to development.
- Reversing development.
- The diffusion of prosperity.
- The virtuous circle.
- The vicious circle.
- Why nations fall today.
- Breaking the mold.
- Understanding prosperity and poverty