The Narrow Corridor

Resumen del libro

'A must-read. Acemoglu and Robinson are intellectual heavyweights of the first rank . .

. erudite and fascinating' Paul Collier, Guardian, on Why Nations Fail

In this profoundly important follow up to their global bestseller, Acemoglu and Robinson provide a powerful new framework for looking at countries' development through the way that the state interacts with society.

This conceptualisation - in which any country can be located on a simple diagram and its future predicted - is new and based on decades of their research. The power distribution between state and society affects how peaceful societies are, what types of institutions develop, how much oppression and fear people suffer, how their economies are organized, and how rich they are.

Full of entertaining stories from the past (it starts with the wife of a Nigerian ruler fleeing Abuja with 38 suitcases of cash), Balance of Power sheds light on issues from the present and has practical political ideas for the future.

'An intellectually rich book that develops an important thesis with verve' Martin Wolf, Financial Times, on Why Nations Fail

Biografía del autor

Daron Acemoglu es catedrático de Economía en el Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts (MIT). Ha publicado artículos en revistas de prestigio internacional y es uno de los diez economistas más citados en el mundo según IDEAS/RePEc. Es miembro de la Academia Americana de las Artes y las Ciencias, de la Asociación Económica Europea y de la Econometric Society. Fue galardonado en 2016 con el Premio Fronteras del Conocimiento BBVA de Economía, Finanzas y Gestión de Empresas por sus aportaciones fundamentales a la economía del crecimiento y el desarrollo. En 2011, publicó el bestseller Por qué fracasan los países (Deusto), junto con James A. Robinson.