WHY NATIONS FALL

Why are some nations more prosperous than others? Why Nations Fail sets out to answer this question, with a compelling and elegantly argued new theory: that it is not down to climate, geography or culture, but because of institutions. Drawing on an extraordinary r ange of contemporary and historical examples, from ancient Rome through the Tudors to modern-day China, leading academics Daron Acem oglu and James A. Robinson show that to invest and prosper, people need to know that if they work hard, they can make money and actu ally kee...[Read more]