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Why nations fail : the origins of power, prosperity, and poverty / Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson.

By: Acemoglu, Daron [author.]Contributor(s): Robinson, James A, 1960- [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Crown Business, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: xi, 529 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 21 cmContent type: text | still image | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780307719225 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Economics -- Political aspects | Institutional economics | Economic anthropology | Economic development -- Developing countries | Economics | Economics | Developing countries -- Economic policyDDC classification: 330 Summary: Why is North Korea, a geographical, ethnic and cultural mirror of its capitalist neighbour, ten times poorer than South Korea? 'Why Nations Fail' analyses the root of the problems facing some nations, and why they are so difficult (though not impossible) to overcome.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why is North Korea, a geographical, ethnic and cultural mirror of its capitalist neighbour, ten times poorer than South Korea? 'Why Nations Fail' analyses the root of the problems facing some nations, and why they are so difficult (though not impossible) to overcome.

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