“Every crease is a story.”
The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty
by Daron Acemoğlu and James A. Robinson
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Crown Business, 2012
ISBN 9780307719218
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty
Crown Publishers, 2012 / 529 pp.
ISBN 9780307719218
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
TBS/GBS/Transworld, 2012 / 320 pp.
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Profile Books, 2013 / Paperback, 560 pp.
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Currency, 2013 / Paperback, 529 pp.
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty
Profile Books, 2012 / Hardcover, 464 pp.
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Why Nations Fail The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Profile Books, 2012 / Paperback, 320 pp.
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