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Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine?
Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the right policies are?
Simply, no. None of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Otherwise, how to explain why Botswana...
Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the right policies are?
Simply, no. None of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Otherwise, how to explain why Botswana...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
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In this bold history and manifesto, a former White House director of economic policy exposes the economic, political, and cultural cracks that wealthy nations face and makes the case for transforming those same vulnerabilities into sources of strength—and the foundation of a national renewal.
America and other developed countries, including Germany, Japan, France, and Great Britain are in desperate straits. The loss of community, a
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English
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Summary of Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson | Includes Analysis Preview: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty is an examination of the causes of economic inequality. Authors Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson conclude that underdevelopment is caused by political institutions and not by geography, climate, or other cultural factors. Elites in underdeveloped countries deliberately plunder their people...
Author
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Ray Dalio shows how large debts, large deficits, and large debt monetizations like those seen today have played out in the past. He also explores how wealth, political, and international geopolitical conflicts similar to today's have played out in analogous historical times, explaining the cause-effect relationships that are driving them.
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