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The narrow corridor, states, societies, and the fate of liberty, Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

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The narrow corridor, states, societies, and the fate of liberty, Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [519]-541) and index

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mapsplatesillustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The narrow corridor

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bibliography

Responsibility statement

Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

Sub title

states, societies, and the fate of liberty

Summary

How does history end? -- The Red Queen -- Will to power -- Economics outside the corridor -- Allegory of good government -- The European scissors -- Mandate of Heaven -- Broken Red Queen -- Devil in the details -- What's the matter with Ferguson? -- The paper leviathan -- Wahhab's children -- Red Queen out of control -- Into the corridor -- Living with the leviathanThe 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.

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