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Aug 2024
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Why Nations Fail

ANDREW HEATON
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How do the histories of countries set up the greater context in which they become rich or poor?

Daron Acemoglu believes it boils down to whether or not they've been organized according to extractive or inclusive institutions.

He joins to discuss his book, Why Nations Fail.

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