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