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Why Nations Fail :
Acemoglu Daron
Why Nations Fail : The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty - New York Crown Business 2012 - 529p
Table of 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;
1. 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;
2. 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;
3. 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;
4. Small Differences and Critical Junctures: The Weight of History How institutions change through political conflict and how
the past shapes the present;
5. “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;
6. Drifting Apart How institutions evolve over time, often slowly drifting apart;
7. The Turning Point How a political revolution in 1688 changed institutions in England and led to the Industrial Revolution;
8. Not on Our Turf: Barriers to Development Why the politically powerful in many nations opposed the Industrial Revolution;
9. Reversing Development How European colonialism impoverished large parts of the world;
10. The Diffusion of Prosperity How some parts of the world took different paths to prosperity from that of Britain;
11. The Virtuous Circle How institutions that encourage prosperity create positive feedback;
12. The Vicious Circle How institutions that create poverty generate negative feedback loops and endure;
13. Why Nations Fail Today Institutions, institutions, institutions;
14. Breaking the Mold How a few countries changed their economic trajectory by changing their institutions;
15. 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;
Acknowledgments;
Bibliographical Essay and Sources;
References;
Index
9780307719218
1. Economics - Political Aspects2. Economic History - Poverty - Developing Countries3. Economic Development - Revolutions - Economic Aspects4. Developing Countries - Economic Policy - Social Policy
330.100000 / ACE
Why Nations Fail : The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty - New York Crown Business 2012 - 529p
Table of 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;
1. 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;
2. 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;
3. 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;
4. Small Differences and Critical Junctures: The Weight of History How institutions change through political conflict and how
the past shapes the present;
5. “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;
6. Drifting Apart How institutions evolve over time, often slowly drifting apart;
7. The Turning Point How a political revolution in 1688 changed institutions in England and led to the Industrial Revolution;
8. Not on Our Turf: Barriers to Development Why the politically powerful in many nations opposed the Industrial Revolution;
9. Reversing Development How European colonialism impoverished large parts of the world;
10. The Diffusion of Prosperity How some parts of the world took different paths to prosperity from that of Britain;
11. The Virtuous Circle How institutions that encourage prosperity create positive feedback;
12. The Vicious Circle How institutions that create poverty generate negative feedback loops and endure;
13. Why Nations Fail Today Institutions, institutions, institutions;
14. Breaking the Mold How a few countries changed their economic trajectory by changing their institutions;
15. 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;
Acknowledgments;
Bibliographical Essay and Sources;
References;
Index
9780307719218
1. Economics - Political Aspects2. Economic History - Poverty - Developing Countries3. Economic Development - Revolutions - Economic Aspects4. Developing Countries - Economic Policy - Social Policy
330.100000 / ACE