Why Some Nations Prosper and Others Fail - James Robinson (The Narrow Corridor & Why Nations Fail)

It’s a simple question to ask, but seems impossible to answer: What causes one nation to succeed and another to fail? What exactly are the origins of global inequality?
There are few people who have spent more time trying to answer this question than Prof. James Robinson. Robinson’ first book, Why Nations Fail, was an international best-seller. It laid out in clear and stark terms what the origins of prosperity and poverty really are. Now, he’s written a sequel, The Narrow Corridor, which further explains what ingredients you need to create a prosperous nation.
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[@idrisbankole7450]

This is a simple and concise factual explanation of why nations fail and I totally agree with it. Thank you Mr Robinson and BIG BRAINS. Although I must add that outside of this submissions by the authors, there are some deliberate efforts by some powerful imperialist and hegemones who internationally want to deter the development of some countries who aspire to have good institutions albeit ON THEIR OWN TERMS without interference however, fearing that their political and economic liberation is a threat to their economic, political and military dominance the imperialist and the hegemonic cables deliberately thwart their progress.

[@hanadiwahhab7788]

The question is: IS there a chance to all nations to be successful, or the successful nations to keep her success has to keep other nations unsuccessful by control their sources or have a big influence in their culture , i believe that the increased cap in technology between nations reduced the chance to any unsuccessful nation to recover or change the current status

[@vladtheimpalerofd1rtypajee316]

Unfortunatly no.

[@kort2436]

More neo-Liberal economic rhetoric. Robinson claims that the failure of Nogales, Mexico is dew to its lack of political competition and democracy. Therefore, by implication, the success of Nogales, US is the consequence of political competition and democracy. The problem is the US has neither political competition nor democracy. Consequently, Robinson’s premise is faults. Hence, his conclusion is meaningless. Robinson's neo-Liberalism makes unacceptable, even unspeakable, the obvious difference: Imperialism. The US is an Imperial power. Mexico is not. End of story.

[@MrFUCKINGINTERNET]

US has no political competition or democracy? You're just a fucking leftie in a developed country who feels guilt inside for her own standard of living, right?

[@kort2436]

@@MrFUCKINGINTERNET "just a fucking" brainwashed Rightie who has read nothing and knows nothing. Stick to your childish ad homonyms; you can then avoid thinking.

[@MrFUCKINGINTERNET]

@@kort2436 You call braindwashed someone and at the same time you talk about imperialism and neo liberalism in 2020. The joke tells it self