Economics

Why Nations Fail

Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson · 2012

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3,438·Classic

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Why it endured

Why are some nations rich and others poor? Acemoglu and Robinson argue the answer is institutions — inclusive vs. extractive — not geography, culture, or luck.

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Andrej KarpathyAI researcher & former Tesla AI Director

Finished reading "Why Nations Fail" as part of Mark Zuckerberg's book club :) Good read, interesting topic. More https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1393566633

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Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft

A major disappointment. I found the authors’ analysis vague and simplistic.

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