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An African Success Story : Botswana
Acemoglu, Daron; Johnson, Simon; Robinson, James A. - 2003
Botswana has had the highest rate of per-capita growth of any country in the world in the last 35 years. This occurred despite adverse initial conditions, including minimal investment during the colonial period and high inequality. Botswana achieved this rapid development by following orthodox...
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The narrow corridor : states, societies, and the fate of liberty
Acemoglu, Daron; Robinson, James A. - 2019
"A crucial new big-picture framework that answers the question of how liberty flourishes in some states but falls to authoritarianism or anarchy in others--and explains how it can continue to thrive despite new threats"--
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Politics and economics in weak and strong states
Acemoglu, Daron - 2005
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Politics and economics in weak and strong states
Acemoglu, Daron - In: Journal of monetary economics 52 (2005) 7, pp. 1199-1226
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Politics and Economics in Weak and Strong States
Acemoglu, Daron - 2005
regulate the economy and to withstand the political and social challenges from non-state actors. I construct a model in which … the state apparatus is controlled by a self-interested ruler, who tries to divert resources for his own consumption, but … who can also invest in socially productive public goods. Both weak and strong states create distortions. When the state is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012467409
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Politics and Economics in Weak and Strong States
Acemoglu, Daron - 2021
regulate the economy and to withstand the political and social challenges from non-state actors. I construct a model in which … the state apparatus is controlled by a self-interested ruler, who tries to divert resources for his own consumption, but … who can also invest in socially productive public goods. Both weak and strong states create distortions. When the state is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013231869
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On economics: a review of "Why nations fail" by D. Acemoglu and J. Robinson and "Pillars of prosperity" by T. Besley and T. Persson
MacLeod, William Bentley - In: Journal of economic literature 51 (2013) 1, pp. 116-143
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State capacity and American technology : evidence from the 19th century
Acemoglu, Daron; Moscona, Jacob; Robinson, James A. - 2016
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Trust in state and non-state actors : evidence from dispute resolution in Pakistan
Acemoglu, Daron; Cheema, Ali; Khwaja, Asim Ijaz; … - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011878101
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State Capacity and American Technology : Evidence from the 19th Century
Acemoglu, Daron - 2016
conduct an empirical investigation of the impact of one key set of institutions, the capacity of the US state as proxied by … the way in which the US created an immensely capable and effective state …
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