Why nations fail? The origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty

By Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson. 2015

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Varieties of entrepreneurship: exploring the institutional foundations of different entrepreneurship types through ‘Varieties-of-Capitalism’ arguments (2018, background): “Yet institutional evolution has been far from unidirectional, and institutional reversals are common throughout history (Acemoglu and Robinson 2012).”
Institutions and Economic Growth in Historical Perspective (2014, background): “Another approach has been to distinguish between political and economic institutions that have favored growth by being inclusive,and those that have impeded it by being extractive (e.g.Acemoglu and Robinson,2012).”
Separate Worlds? Explaining the current wave of regional economic polarization (2018, background): “…Worlds Rodriguez-Pose (2013), echoing an important current in contemporary social science, argues that there is a widespread consensus that “institutions are important to development” (Acemoglu et al 2004; Acemoglu and Robinson, 2012; Rodrik, Subramanian and Trebbi, 2004; Farole et al, 2010).”
Rethinking sustainable development within the framework of poverty and urbanisation in developing countries (2015, background): “, Acemoglu et al., 2012; Adejumobi, 2006; Atinmo et al., 2009; Ayittey, 2005). Acemoglu et al. (2012) observe that developing countries are dominated by extractive institutions which allocate resources to high productivity activities controlled by the elites, without considering the needs of the lar”
The carbon curse: Are fuel rich countries doomed to high CO2 intensities? (2013, background): “This is conventionally explained by vigorous domestic institutions, including sovereign wealth funds to avoid the Dutch Disease, as well as strong regulators preventing rent seeking behavior and channeling incentives in productive and high-tech directions (Acemoglu and Robinson, 2012).”
The Influence of Formal and Informal Institutional Voids on Entrepreneurship (2020, background): “…(1) development—specifically that occurs through the entrepreneurial activities within a society—is influenced by the institutional environment (Acemoglu & Robinson, 2012); and (2) such activity may not necessarily translate into the needed improvements in living standards necessary to…”
Special Deals with Chinese Characteristics (2019, background): “Acemoglu and Robinson (2012) use this episode to illustrate the effect of Chinese extractive institutions, but there is an interesting epilogue to the story.”
Political machinery: did robots swing the 2016 US presidential election? (2018, methodology): “…destruction in employment, which often comes with social costs—including vanishing incomes, forced migration, skill obsolescence, and episodes of unemployment— it threatens not only the incomes of incumbent producers but also the power of incumbent political leaders (Acemoglu and Robinson, 2012).”
Industry structure, entrepreneurship, and culture: An empirical analysis using historical coalfields (2016, background): “In recent years, the belief that economic behavior in general is imprinted from a longer-term and more fundamental cultural and institutional context has gained ground in the research community (Acemoglu and Robinson, 2012; Diamond and Robinson, 2010).”
Domestic Institutions as a Source of Comparative Advantage (2013, unknown): “See Helpman (2004), Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson (2005a) and La Porta, Lopez-de-Silanes and Shleifer (2008) for reviews of this literature.”
Public Sector Management Reform in Developing Countries: Perspectives Beyond NPM Orthodoxy (2015, background): “The widest ranging expressions of this strand are found in the work of North et al. (2009), Acemoglu and Robinson (2012), and Fukuyama (2011).”