Acemoglu, Daron <br/><br/>
Why nations fail :  the origins of power, prosperity and poverty / 
Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson. -- 
 - New York :  Currency, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group,  c2012. 
 - xi, 529 pages :  illustrations ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes references and index. 
<br/><br/>1. So close and yet so different -- 2. Theories that don't work -- 3. The making of prosperity and poverty -- 4. Small differences and critical junctures: the weight of history -- 5. "I've seen the future, and it works": growth under extractive institutions -- 6. Drifting apart -- 7. The turning point -- 8. Not on our turf: barriers to development -- 9. Reversing development -- 10. The diffusion of prosperity -- 11. The virtuous circle -- 12. The vicious circle -- 13. Why nations fail today -- 14. Breaking the mold -- 15. Understanding prosperity and poverty -- References -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780307719225 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>1. ECONOMICS -- POLICTICAL ASPECTS.<br/>2. ECONOMIC HISTORY -- POLITICAL ASPECTS.<br/>3. POVERTY -- DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.<br/>4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.<br/>5. REVOLUTIONS -- ECONOMIC ASPECTS.<br/>6. DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- ECONOMIC POLICY.<br/>7. DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- SOCIAL POLICY.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>CIR 330 A173 2012