The Narrow Corridor

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The Narrow Corridor is a political economy book by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson that explores how societies achieve and maintain a balance between state power and individual liberty necessary for sustained freedom and prosperity.

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instanceOf book
non-fiction book
political economy book
aimsToExplain conditions for long-run prosperity
how societies achieve sustained freedom
author Daron Acemoglu
James A. Robinson
countryOfOrigin United States
exploresConcept absent Leviathan
balance between state power and individual liberty
critical junctures in institutional development
despotic Leviathan
inclusive vs extractive institutions
narrow corridor of liberty
path dependence in political institutions
role of civil society in constraining the state
shackled Leviathan
followUpTo Why Nations Fail
genre development studies
economic history
political economy
political science
hasFormat ebook
hardcover
paperback
hasPerspective comparative historical analysis
institutionalist approach
language English
mainSubject comparative politics
economic development
liberty
political institutions
relationship between state and society
state capacity
notableFor integration of political science, economics, and history
theoretical framework of the narrow corridor
publicationDate 2019
publisher Penguin Press
linked to: Penguin Books
relatedWork Why Nations Fail
structure case-study based analysis
subtitle States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty
targetAudience academics
general readers interested in politics and economics
policy makers
usesCaseStudy China
India
Middle Eastern states
linked to: Middle East

United States
ancient Athens
linked to: Classical Athens

early modern Europe

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James A. Robinson notableWork The Narrow Corridor
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