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Tag Archives: poverty
Banerjee and Duflo on poor economics
Banerjee and Duflo on poor economics Piet Keizer In their book `poor economics, a radical rethinking of the way to fight global poverty’ Banerjee and Duflo (BD) attack two theoretical positions. The first is the shock-therapy of Sachs, and the … Continue reading
David Landes about the Wealth and Poverty of Nations
David Landes (1998) about the Wealth and Poverty of Nations Introduction Landes’ book is well-known in the world of economic history. It is much used at universities as textbook, and therefore it deserves a methodological account. Most economic historians are … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, economic history, geography, Judeo-Christian business views, market for ideas, pluralism, poverty, wealth
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Why Nations Fail according to Daron Acemoglu
Acemoglu and Robinson state that inclusive political institutions are critical for a high level of wealth of a nation; geography and culture are not. We closely reading their book “Why Nations Fail” I come to the conclusion that there is no clear definition of concepts and no careful analysis of the interrelationship between a number of principal variables, which might matter. Therefore this highly praised book is very disappointing. MIT, Harvard and A-publications are not a guarantee for quality. Continue reading
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Tagged extractive institutions, inclusive institutions, inequality, nations, poverty, protestant culture, wealth
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Piet Keizer 