Review :: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty Acemoglu, Daron and Robinson, James (2012). Published by Profile Books Ltd. Great Britain

Lóide Sambo

doi:10.54945/jjia.v4i1.99

Authors

Lóide Sambo Jindal School of International Affairs

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54945/jjia.v4i1.99

Keywords:

Arab Spring, North Africa, Culture hypothesis, Egypt, Zimbabwe, International system

Abstract

‘Why Nations Fail’ is a book about the huge differences in income and standards of living that separate the rich countries from the poor. In this sense, the main questions that the book seeks to answer are: What are the constraints that keep poor countries from becoming prosperous? Why are countries like Egypt for example, so poor compared to the United States? Can poverty be eradicated? Why are the poor nations failing to prosper and why are they poor?

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Author Biography

Lóide Sambo, Jindal School of International Affairs

‘Why Nations Fail’ is a book about the huge differences in income and standards of living that separate the rich countries from the poor. In this sense, the main questions that the book seeks to answer are: What are the constraints that keep poor countries from becoming prosperous? Why are countries like Egypt for example, so poor compared to the United States? Can poverty be eradicated? Why are the poor nations failing to prosper and why are they poor?