Why Nations Fail

07/10/2013 Mises Wire Walter Block

Peter Klein mentioned the Acemoglu-Robinson book, so I thought my review of it might be of interest:

Block, Walter E. 2013. “A 1,000-Year Tour,” Book review of Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty, by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson. Crown Business, 544 pages; Barron’s,

February 4; http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052748703892404578269870031384986.html

(when you link to this url, first, you’ll see a review by Mark Skousen; to see this review of mine, go to page 4)

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