Why Nations Fail
by Daron Acemoglu
Taste attributes: documentarybusinesspoliticalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryunderdog triumphsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, intricate non-fiction book, big and varied rather than confined. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.7 / 5
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About This Book
Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine? Is it culture, the weather, or geography that determines prosperity or poverty? As Why Nations Fail shows, none of these factors is either definitive or destiny.
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- Author
- Daron Acemoglu
- Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 529
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