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020 _a9781846684302
082 _a330 ACE
100 _aAcemoglu, Daron
245 0 _aWhy nations fail: the origins of power, prosperity and poverty
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aLondon
_bProfile Books Ltd.
_c2013
300 _a529p.
_bill.
_c25 cm
500 _aSuggested by Prof. Diptiranjan Mahapatra
505 _aSection 1 Initiating a framework; 1So Close and Yet So Different Nogales, Arizona, and Nogales, Sonora, have the same people, culture, and geography Why is one rich and one poor?; Sect. III. Case Studies. 12. The Problem of Cooperation /​ Robert Axelrod. 13. The Lighthouse in Economics /​ Ronald H. Coase.; 14. The Fable of the Bees: An Economic Investigation /​ Steven N. S. Cheung. 15. Fire Protection /​ Robert W. Poole, Jr. 16. Leisure and Recreational Services /​ Robert W. Poole, Jr. 17. Private Solutions to Conservation Problems /​ Robert J. Smith. 18. The Private Supply of Education: Some Historical Evidence /​ Jack High and Jerome Ellig.; Public goods; Externalities (Economics)
520 _aIn the West are the 'haves', while much of the rest of the world are the 'have-nots'. The extent of inequality today is unprecedented. Drawing on an extraordinary range of contemporary and historical examples, Why Nations Fail looks at the root of the pro
650 _aDeveloping countries --Economic policy
650 _aEconomic development projects --Developing countries
650 _aEconomic history --Political aspects
650 _aEconomics --Political aspects
650 _aPoverty --Developing countries
650 _aRevolutions --Economic aspects
700 _aRobinson, James A.
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999 _c2019
_d2019