One of the Financial Times' Best Books of 2019 One of Kirkus
Reviews' Best Books of 2019 Shortlisted for the Lionel Gelber Prize
'As enjoyable as it is thought-provoking' Jared Diamond By the
authors of the international bestseller Why Nations Fail, based on
decades of research, this powerful new big-picture framework
explains how some countries develop towards and provide liberty
while others fall to despotism, anarchy or asphyxiating norms - and
explains how liberty can thrive despite new threats. Liberty is
hardly the 'natural' order of things; usually states have been
either too weak to protect individuals or too strong for people to
protect themselves from despotism. There is also a happy Western
myth that where liberty exists, it's a steady state, arrived at by
'enlightenment'. But liberty emerges only when a delicate and
incessant balance is struck between state and society - between
elites and citizens. This struggle becomes self-reinforcing,
inducing both state and society to develop a richer array of
capacities, thus affecting the peacefulness of societies, the
success of economies and how people experience their daily lives.
Explaining this new framework through compelling stories from
around the world, in history and from today - and through a single
diagram on which the development of any state can be plotted - this
masterpiece helps us understand the past and present, and analyse
the future. 'In this highly original and gratifying fresco, Daron
Acemoglu and Jim Robinson take us on a journey through
civilizations, time and locations. Their narrow corridor depicts
the constant and often unstable struggle of society to keep the
Leviathan in check and of the Leviathan to weaken the cage of
norms. A remarkable achievement that only they could pull off and
that seems destined to repeat the stellar performance of Why
Nations Fail' Jean Tirole, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2014
'Another outstanding, insightful book by Acemoglu and Robinson on
the importance and difficulty of getting and maintaining a
successful democratic state. Packed with examples and analysis, it
is a pleasure to read' Peter Diamond, Nobel Laureate in Economics,
2010 'The Narrow Corridor takes us on a fascinating journey, across
continents and through human history, to discover the critical
ingredient of liberty. It finds that it's up to each of us: that
ingredient is our own commitments, as citizens, to support
democratic values. In these times, there can be no more important
message - nor any more important book' George Akerlof, Nobel
Laureate in Economics, 2001 'How should we view the current
challenges facing our democracies? This brilliant, timely book
offers a simple, powerful framework for assessing alternative forms
of social governance. The analysis is a reminder that it takes
vigilance to maintain a proper balance between the state and
society - to stay in the 'narrow corridor' - and avoid falling
either into statelessness or dictatorship' Bengt Holmstrom, Nobel
Laureate in Economics, 2016
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