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Why Nations Fail

The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty

by Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson

2012 529 pages eng ★ 3.6 (33 ratings)

Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine? Is it culture, the weather, or geography that determines prosperity or poverty? As *Why Nations Fail* shows, none of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Drawing on fifteen ye…

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