The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty

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The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty is a political economy book that explores how the balance between state power and societal forces shapes the emergence and preservation of freedom across different countries and historical periods.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
non-fiction book
political economy book
arguesAgainst overly powerful, despotic states
weak, absent, or ineffective states
author Daron Acemoglu
James A. Robinson
centralConcept balance between state and society
narrow corridor
coAuthorAlsoWrote Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
compares different countries
different historical periods
countryOfOrigin United States
focusesOn conditions for emergence of liberty
preservation of liberty
framework dynamic interaction between state and society
genre economics
political economy
political science
hasFormat audiobook
ebook
hardcover
paperback
intendedAudience general readers interested in politics and economics
policy makers
students of political science
language English
publicationYear 2019
publisher Penguin Press
relatedWork Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
subject civil society
comparative politics
freedom
historical development of states
institutions
liberty
state power
thesis Liberty emerges and is sustained when there is a balance of power between a capable state and a mobilized society.
topic authoritarianism
democracy
economic development
political institutions
rule of law
social mobilization
state capacity
usesMethod comparative institutional analysis
historical case studies

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Daron Acemoglu
authorOf

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