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What can we do about inequality and capitalism? James Robinson, Economist, Political Scientist, and Author of "Why Nations Fail," explores the origins of economic disparity, and why nations are failing today. #WorldGovSummit "الاحتكارات في المكسيك تؤدي إلى خفض نسبة الدخل القومي بنسبة 2% ، لذا يجب على الحكومات العمل على الحدّ من هذا التفاوت" جيمس روبينسون، خبير اقتصادي وعالم سياسي، يتحدث إلى الحضور عن أسباب التفاوت الاقتصادي وفشل الدول. #القمة_العالمية_للحكومات Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZuMVFU2YTI Uploader: World Government Summit

What can we do about inequality and capitalism? James Robinson, Economist, Political Scientist, and Author of "Why Nations Fail," explores the origins of economic disparity, and why nations are failing today. #WorldGovSummit "الاحتكارات في المكسيك تؤدي إلى خفض نسبة الدخل القومي بنسبة 2% ، لذا يجب على الحكومات العمل على الحدّ من هذا التفاوت" جيمس روبينسون، خبير اقتصادي وعالم سياسي، يتحدث إلى الحضور عن أسباب التفاوت الاقتصادي وفشل الدول. #القمة_العالمية_للحكومات Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZuMVFU2YTI Uploader: World Government Summit

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Why Nations Fail book

Brilliant and engagingly written,  Why Nations Fail  answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine?  Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the right policies are?  Simply, no. None of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Otherwise, how to explain why Botswana has become one of the fastest growing countries in the world, while other African nations, such as Zimbabwe, the Congo, and Sierra Leone, are mired in poverty and violence?  Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson conclusively show that it is man-made political and economic institutions that underlie economic success (or lack of it). Korea, to take just one of their fascinating examples, is a remarkably homogeneous nation, yet the people of North Korea are among the poorest on earth while their brothers and sisters in South Korea are among the richest. The south forged a society that created incentives, rewarded innovation, and allowed everyone to participate in economic opportunities.  The economic success thus spurred was sustained because the government became accountable and responsive to citizens and the great mass of people. Sadly, the people of the north have endured decades of famine, political repression, and very different economic institutions—with no end in sight. The differences between the Koreas is due to the politics that created these completely different institutional trajectories.  Based on fifteen years of original research Acemoglu and Robinson marshall extraordinary historical evidence from the Roman Empire, the Mayan city-states, medieval Venice, the Soviet Union, Latin America, England, Europe, the United States, and Africa to build a new theory of political economy with great relevance for the big questions of today, including:  - China has built an authoritarian growth machine. Will it continue to grow at such high speed and overwhelm the West?  - Are America’s best days behind it? Are we moving from a virtuous circle in which efforts by elites to aggrandize power are resisted to a vicious one that enriches and empowers a small minority?  - What is the most effective way to help move billions of people from the rut of poverty to prosperity? More philanthropy from the wealthy nations of the West? Or learning the hard-won lessons of Acemoglu and Robinson’s breakthrough ideas on the interplay between inclusive political and economic institutions? 

Harvard Professor of Government, James Robinson presents a provocative new theory of political economy, explaining why the world is divided into nations with wildly differing levels of prosperity. Chaired by Paul Collier, professor of economics at Oxford University Listen to the podcast of the full event including audience Q&A: http://www.thersa.org/events/audio-and-past-events/2012/why-nations-fail Our events are made possible with the support of our Fellowship. Support us by donating or applying to become a Fellow. Donate: http://www.thersa.org/support-the-rsa Become a Fellow: http://www.thersa.org/fellowship/apply

Harvard Professor of Government, James Robinson presents a provocative new theory of political economy, explaining why the world is divided into nations with wildly differing levels of prosperity. Chaired by Paul Collier, professor of economics at Oxford University Listen to the podcast of the full event including audience Q&A: http://www.thersa.org/events/audio-and-past-events/2012/why-nations-fail Our events are made possible with the support of our Fellowship. Support us by donating or applying to become a Fellow. Donate: http://www.thersa.org/support-the-rsa Become a Fellow: http://www.thersa.org/fellowship/apply

Brilliant and engagingly written,  Why Nations Fail  answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine?  Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the right policies are?  Simply, no. None of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Otherwise, how to explain why Botswana has become one of the fastest growing countries in the world, while other African nations, such as Zimbabwe, the Congo, and Sierra Leone, are mired in poverty and violence?  Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson conclusively show that it is man-made political and economic institutions that underlie economic success (or lack of it). Korea, to take just one of their fascinating examples, is a remarkably homogeneous nation, yet the people of North Korea are among the poorest on earth while their brothers and sisters in South Korea are among the richest. The south forged a society that created incentives, rewarded innovation, and allowed everyone to participate in economic opportunities.  The economic success thus spurred was sustained because the government became accountable and responsive to citizens and the great mass of people. Sadly, the people of the north have endured decades of famine, political repression, and very different economic institutions—with no end in sight. The differences between the Koreas is due to the politics that created these completely different institutional trajectories.  Based on fifteen years of original research Acemoglu and Robinson marshall extraordinary historical evidence from the Roman Empire, the Mayan city-states, medieval Venice, the Soviet Union, Latin America, England, Europe, the United States, and Africa to build a new theory of political economy with great relevance for the big questions of today, including:  - China has built an authoritarian growth machine. Will it continue to grow at such high speed and overwhelm the West?  - Are America’s best days behind it? Are we moving from a virtuous circle in which efforts by elites to aggrandize power are resisted to a vicious one that enriches and empowers a small minority?  - What is the most effective way to help move billions of people from the rut of poverty to prosperity? More philanthropy from the wealthy nations of the West? Or learning the hard-won lessons of Acemoglu and Robinson’s breakthrough ideas on the interplay between inclusive political and economic institutions? 

Why Nation Fail

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Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu & James A. Robinson

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty  PDF

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty  PDF

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty  PDF

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu / Currency

Brilliant and engagingly written,  Why Nations Fail  answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine?

Tafsir Surah Al 'Araf 

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty, first published in 2012, is a non-fiction book by Armenian-American economist Daron Acemoglu from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and British political scientist James A. Robinson from the University of Chicago. The book applies insights from institutional economics, development economics and economic history to understand why nations develop differently, with some succeeding in the accumulation of power and prosperity and others failing, via a wide range of historical case studies. The authors also maintain a website (with a blog inactive since 2014) about the ongoing discussion of the book.