{"product_id":"9781846684302","title":"Why Nations Fail : The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Acemoglu, Daron, Robinson, James A., \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/02\/2013,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 544 pages, 16pp mono plate section,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Profile Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Profile Books Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Economics\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781846684302\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2012.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on an extraordinary range of contemporary and historical examples, from ancient Rome through the Tudors to modern-day China, leading academics Daron Acemoglu and James A.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobinson show that to invest and prosper, people need to know that if they work hard, they can make money and actually keep it - and this means sound institutions that allow virtuous circles of innovation, expansion and peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on fifteen years of research, and answering the competing arguments of authors ranging from Max Weber to Jeffrey Sachs and Jared Diamond, Acemoglu and Robinson step boldly into the territory of Francis Fukuyama and Ian Morris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey blend economics, politics, history and current affairs to provide a new, powerful and persuasive way of understanding wealth and poverty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstone's Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44098220032237,"sku":"9781846684302","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781846684302.jpg?v=1684252117","url":"https:\/\/steyningbookshop.info\/products\/9781846684302","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}