Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

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book non-fiction book political economy book

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty is a widely influential book in political economy that argues inclusive political and economic institutions are the key drivers of long-term national prosperity and development.

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Why Nations Fail	10
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty canonical	3

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Target entity: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Context triple: [Daron Acemoglu, authorOf, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty]

A. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed is a 2005 non-fiction book by Jared Diamond that analyzes why past and present societies have collapsed or survived, focusing on environmental and societal factors.
B. The Price of Inequality
The Price of Inequality is a book by economist Joseph Stiglitz that analyzes the causes and consequences of growing economic inequality and argues for policy reforms to create a fairer, more stable society.
C. Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius
Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius is a narrative history book by Sylvia Nasar that traces the development of modern economic thought through the lives and ideas of influential economists.
D. The Ends of Power
The Ends of Power is a memoir by former White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon administration and the Watergate scandal.
E. Guns, Germs, and Steel
Guns, Germs, and Steel is a widely influential book by Jared Diamond that explores how geography, environment, and the distribution of domesticable plants and animals shaped the unequal development of human societies.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Target entity description: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty is a widely influential book in political economy that argues inclusive political and economic institutions are the key drivers of long-term national prosperity and development.

A. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed is a 2005 non-fiction book by Jared Diamond that analyzes why past and present societies have collapsed or survived, focusing on environmental and societal factors.
B. The Price of Inequality
The Price of Inequality is a book by economist Joseph Stiglitz that analyzes the causes and consequences of growing economic inequality and argues for policy reforms to create a fairer, more stable society.
C. Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius
Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius is a narrative history book by Sylvia Nasar that traces the development of modern economic thought through the lives and ideas of influential economists.
D. The Ends of Power
The Ends of Power is a memoir by former White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon administration and the Watergate scandal.
E. Guns, Germs, and Steel
Guns, Germs, and Steel is a widely influential book by Jared Diamond that explores how geography, environment, and the distribution of domesticable plants and animals shaped the unequal development of human societies.
F. None of above. chosen

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instanceOf	book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ political economy book ⓘ
arguesAgainst	culture-based explanations of development ⓘ geography hypothesis of development ⓘ ignorance hypothesis of underdevelopment ⓘ
author	Daron Acemoglu ⓘ James A. Robinson ⓘ
centralThesis	extractive institutions lead to poverty and stagnation ⓘ inclusive political and economic institutions are the key drivers of long-term prosperity ⓘ
conceptIntroduced	critical junctures ⓘ extractive institutions ⓘ inclusive institutions ⓘ path dependence in institutions ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
genre	development economics ⓘ economics ⓘ institutional economics ⓘ political science ⓘ
hasEdition	audiobook edition ⓘ e-book edition ⓘ hardcover edition ⓘ paperback edition ⓘ
influencedBy	historical institutionalism ⓘ new institutional economics ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
notableFor	influencing policy debates on development and governance ⓘ popularizing the distinction between inclusive and extractive institutions ⓘ
publicationDate	2012 ⓘ
publisher	Crown Publishers ⓘ
subject	comparative politics ⓘ economic development ⓘ economic institutions ⓘ history of economic development ⓘ political institutions ⓘ
targetAudience	academics ⓘ general readers interested in economics and politics ⓘ policy makers ⓘ
theoreticalApproach	comparative historical analysis ⓘ institutional theory of development ⓘ
usesCaseStudy	Botswana ⓘ China ⓘ Colombia ⓘ England ⓘ Mexico ⓘ North Korea ⓘ Sierra Leone ⓘ South Korea ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Zimbabwe ⓘ

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Daron Acemoglu → authorOf → Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty ⓘ

Kamer Daron → authorOf → Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty ⓘ

subject surface form: Kamer Daron Acemoglu