James A. Robinson

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academic author economist political scientist

James A. Robinson is a political scientist and economist best known for his work on the role of institutions in economic development and for co-authoring influential books such as "Why Nations Fail."

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instanceOf	academic ⓘ author ⓘ economist ⓘ political scientist ⓘ
coAuthorOf	Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy ⓘ The Narrow Corridor ⓘ Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty ⓘ surface form: Why Nations Fail
coAuthorWith	Daron Acemoglu ⓘ Simon Johnson ⓘ
educatedAt	London School of Economics ⓘ University of Warwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale University ⓘ
fieldOfWork	comparative politics ⓘ development economics ⓘ institutional economics ⓘ political economy ⓘ
hasAcademicPositionAt	Harris School of Public Policy ⓘ Harvard University Department of Government ⓘ surface form: Harvard Department of Government Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ Massachusetts Institute of Technology ⓘ University of California at Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ University of Chicago Department of Economics ⓘ University of Chicago ⓘ surface form: University of Chicago Department of Political Science
hasConcept	critical junctures in institutional development ⓘ extractive institutions ⓘ inclusive institutions ⓘ
influencedBy	Barrington Moore Jr. ⓘ Douglass C. North ⓘ Mancur Olson ⓘ
knownFor	Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy ⓘ surface form: book Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy book The Narrow Corridor ⓘ book Why Nations Fail ⓘ research on the role of institutions in economic development ⓘ theory of inclusive and extractive institutions ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
nationality	British ⓘ
notableWork	Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy ⓘ The Narrow Corridor ⓘ Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty ⓘ surface form: Why Nations Fail
researchInterest	authoritarian regimes ⓘ colonialism and development ⓘ democratization ⓘ long-run economic development ⓘ political institutions ⓘ state formation ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy → author → James A. Robinson ⓘ

The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty → author → James A. Robinson ⓘ

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty → author → James A. Robinson ⓘ

Daron Acemoglu → coAuthor → James A. Robinson ⓘ

Kamer Daron → coAuthor → James A. Robinson ⓘ

subject surface form: Kamer Daron Acemoglu