The Narrow Corridor
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The Narrow Corridor is a political economy book by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson that explores how societies achieve and maintain a balance between state power and individual liberty necessary for sustained freedom and prosperity.
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| The Narrow Corridor canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: The Narrow Corridor Context triple: [James A. Robinson, coAuthorOf, The Narrow Corridor]
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Corridors of Power
Corridors of Power is a 1982 hard rock album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, showcasing his virtuosic playing and melodic songwriting.
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Blind Man’s Bluff
Blind Man’s Bluff is an 18th-century Rococo painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard that depicts aristocrats playfully engaged in a game of blind man’s buff in a lush garden setting.
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The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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Witness to Power
Witness to Power is a political memoir by former Nixon aide John Ehrlichman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon White House and the Watergate scandal.
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The Passage of Power
The Passage of Power is the fourth volume in Robert A. Caro’s acclaimed biographical series on Lyndon B. Johnson, covering Johnson’s vice presidency and his dramatic assumption of the presidency after John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Narrow Corridor Target entity description: The Narrow Corridor is a political economy book by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson that explores how societies achieve and maintain a balance between state power and individual liberty necessary for sustained freedom and prosperity.
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A.
Corridors of Power
Corridors of Power is a 1982 hard rock album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, showcasing his virtuosic playing and melodic songwriting.
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B.
Blind Man’s Bluff
Blind Man’s Bluff is an 18th-century Rococo painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard that depicts aristocrats playfully engaged in a game of blind man’s buff in a lush garden setting.
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C.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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D.
Witness to Power
Witness to Power is a political memoir by former Nixon aide John Ehrlichman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon White House and the Watergate scandal.
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E.
The Passage of Power
The Passage of Power is the fourth volume in Robert A. Caro’s acclaimed biographical series on Lyndon B. Johnson, covering Johnson’s vice presidency and his dramatic assumption of the presidency after John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
- F. None of above. chosen
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book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political economy book ⓘ |
| aimsToExplain |
conditions for long-run prosperity
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how societies achieve sustained freedom ⓘ |
| author |
Daron Acemoglu
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James A. Robinson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| exploresConcept |
absent Leviathan
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balance between state power and individual liberty ⓘ critical junctures in institutional development ⓘ despotic Leviathan ⓘ inclusive vs extractive institutions ⓘ narrow corridor of liberty ⓘ path dependence in political institutions ⓘ role of civil society in constraining the state ⓘ shackled Leviathan ⓘ |
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
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surface form:
Why Nations Fail
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| genre |
development studies
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economic history ⓘ political economy ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
ebook
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
comparative historical analysis
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institutionalist approach ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
comparative politics
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economic development ⓘ liberty ⓘ political institutions ⓘ relationship between state and society ⓘ state capacity ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of political science, economics, and history
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theoretical framework of the narrow corridor ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Penguin Books
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surface form:
Penguin Press
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| relatedWork |
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
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surface form:
Why Nations Fail
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| structure | case-study based analysis ⓘ |
| subtitle |
The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
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surface form:
States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
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| targetAudience |
academics
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general readers interested in politics and economics ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
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Subject: The Narrow Corridor Description of subject: The Narrow Corridor is a political economy book by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson that explores how societies achieve and maintain a balance between state power and individual liberty necessary for sustained freedom and prosperity.
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