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Daron Acemoglu
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Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction
330 A173w
Richland Park - Adult Non-Fiction
330 A173w
| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| c2012 | 1st ed. | Crown Publishers | 529 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction 330 A173w Richland Park - Adult Non-Fiction 330 A173w |
| Pub. Date | Edition | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| [2012] | Unabridged. | Random House | 18 sound discs (18 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. | English | On Shelf
Main Library - Adult Audiobook CD AUDIO 330 A173w |
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| 2012 | OverDrive | Unabridged | Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group | English | Available Online
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Why are some nations rich and others poor? Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of the right policies? Simply, no. None of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson conclusively show that it is man-made political and economic institutions that underlie economic success (or lack of it). Based on fifteen years of original research, Acemoglu and Robinson marshall historical evidence from the...
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Edmondson Pike - Adult Non-Fiction
320.011 A173n
Green Hills - Adult Non-Fiction
320.011 A173n
Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction
320.011 A173n
| Pub. Date | Publisher | Phys Desc. | Language | Availability | |
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| 2019. | Penguin Press | xvii, 558 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm | English | On Shelf
Edmondson Pike - Adult Non-Fiction 320.011 A173n Green Hills - Adult Non-Fiction 320.011 A173n Main Library - Adult Non-Fiction 320.011 A173n |
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The most fundamental definition of liberty is that people are free from violence, intimidation, and other demeaning acts. Acemoglu and Robinson examine how and why human societies have achieved liberty-- or failed to achieve it. Believing that liberty is a basic aspiration of all human beings, they examine why it has been rare in history-- and is rare today. -- adapted from foreword
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