Autor Daron Acemoglu

'A very important work and a must-read' THOMAS PIKETTY, author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century'A thoughtful proposed solution to the most important question of modern democracy' JARED DIAMOND, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel'Brilliant and insightful,…

A bold new interpretation of why technology has all too often benefited elites - and how we must reshape the path of innovation to create true shared prosperity.

Ein zukünftiger Klassiker - von sechs Wirtschaftsnobelpreisträgern empfohlen, eine Pflichtlektüre! Warum sind Nationen reich oder arm? Starökonom Daron Acemoglu und Harvard-Politologe James Robinson geben eine ebenso schlüssige wie eindrucksvolle Antwort…

Tato čtivě napsaná kniha odpovídá na otázku, která mate odborníky už po staletí: proč jsou některé země bohaté a jiné chudé, proč je rozděluje bohatství a chudoba, zdraví a nemoci, hojnost jídla a hladovění? Může za to kultura, podnebí, geografické uspořádání?…

Throughout history, technological change - whether in the form of agricultural improvements in the Middle Ages, the Industrial Revolution, or today's artificial intelligence - has been viewed as a main driver of prosperity, working in the public interest.…

Why are some nations more prosperous than others? This book sets out to answer this question, with a compelling and elegantly argued new theory: that it is not down to climate, geography or culture, but because of institutions. It explains why the world…