Why nations fail (Record no. 40418)
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| fixed length control field | 02854 a2200157 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781846684302 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 362.5 |
| Item number | ACE |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Acemoglu, Daron |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Why nations fail |
| Remainder of title | the origins of power, prosperity and poverty |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Great Britain |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Profile Books Ltd |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2013 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xi,529p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | contents<br/>preface • 1<br/>Why Egyptians filled Tahrir Square to bring down Hosni Mubarak and what it means for our understanding of the causes of prosperity and poverty<br/>1.So close and yet So different • 7<br/>Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, have the same people,<br/>culture, and geography. Why is one rich and one poor?<br/>2.theories that don't work • 45<br/>Poor countries are poor not because of their geographies or cultures,<br/>or because their leaders do not know which policies will enrich<br/>their citizens<br/>3-the making of prosperity and poverty • 70<br/>How prosperity and poverty are determined by the incentives<br/>created by institutions, and how politics determines what<br/>institutions a nation has<br/>4-small differences and critical junctures:<br/>the weight of history • 96<br/>How institutions change through political conflict and how<br/>the past shapes the present<br/>5-"i've seen the future, and it works":<br/>growth under extractive institutions • 124<br/>What Stalin, King Shyaam, the Neolithic Revolution, and the<br/>Maya city-states all had in common and how this explains why<br/>Chinas current economic growth cannot last<br/>6.drifting apart • 152 <br/>How institutions evolve over time, often slowly drifting apart<br/>7. the turning point • 182<br/> How apolitical revolution in 1688 changed institutions in England and led to the Industrial Revolution<br/>8.not on our turf: barriers to development • 213<br/>Why the politically powerful in many nations opposed the Industrial Revolution<br/>9.reversing development • 245 <br/>How European colonialism impoverished large parts of the world<br/>10.the diffusion of prosperity • 274<br/>How some parts of the world took different paths to prosperity<br/>from that of Britain<br/>II.the virtuous circle • 302<br/>How institutions that encourage prosperity create positive feedback loops that prevent the efforts by elites to undermine them<br/>12.the Vicious circle • 335<br/>How institutions that create poverty generate negative<br/>feedback loops and endure<br/>13.why nations fail today • 368 Institutions, institutions, institutions<br/>14.breaking the mold • 404<br/>How a few countries changed their economic trajectory by changing their institutions<br/>15.understanding prosperity and poverty • 428 <br/> How the world could have been different and how understanding this can explain why most attempts to combat poverty have failed<br/>acknowledgments • 463<br/>bibliographical essay and sources • 465<br/>references • 483<br/>index • 511<br/><br/> |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Robinson, James A. |
| 890 ## - Country | |
| Country | India |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | General | CEPT Library | CEPT Library | 07/11/2014 | Astha Book Agency | 559.20 | 10 | 4 | 362.5 ACE | 013250 | 28/11/2024 | 14/11/2024 | 14/11/2024 | 699.00 | 16/10/2014 | Book | Bill No.2014-15/IN9085 Dt.13/10/2014 |