In The Narrow Corridor, Acemoglu and Robinson create a compelling narrative concerning the relationship between the power of states, the power of societies, and economic development, illustrated with a series of historical vignettes. Using a recently constructed historical dataset of state capacity, we...
A CRITIQUE OF THE CRITICAL THEORIES OF ACEMOGLU AND ROBINSONChinedu IfeakorGerry Ifeanyi Oginyi
This paper is one of my favorites in the extensive and powerful Acemoglu and Robinson (AR) et al. corpus. Although it is not among their most recognized works, it deserves greater attention. This paper demonstrates the power of the political economics approach, especially how political ...
Economists have for some time recognized that institutions play an important role in explaining differences in the wealth and poverty of nations. But whereas most previous research focuses either on economic or political institutions, this book offers an excellent framework explaining how both economic ...
Economists have for some time recognized that institutions play an important role in explaining differences in the wealth and poverty of nations. But whereas most previous research focuses either on economic or political institutions, this book offers an excellent framework explaining how both economic ...