The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty

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The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty is a political economy book that explores how the balance between state power and societal forces shapes the emergence and preservation of freedom across different countries and historical periods.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
non-fiction book ⓘ
political economy book ⓘ
arguesAgainst overly powerful, despotic states ⓘ
weak, absent, or ineffective states ⓘ
author Daron Acemoglu ⓘ
James A. Robinson ⓘ
centralConcept balance between state and society ⓘ
narrow corridor ⓘ
coAuthorAlsoWrote Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty ⓘ
compares different countries ⓘ
different historical periods ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
focusesOn conditions for emergence of liberty ⓘ
preservation of liberty ⓘ
framework dynamic interaction between state and society ⓘ
genre economics ⓘ
political economy ⓘ
political science ⓘ
hasFormat audiobook ⓘ
ebook ⓘ
hardcover ⓘ
paperback ⓘ
intendedAudience general readers interested in politics and economics ⓘ
policy makers ⓘ
students of political science ⓘ
language English ⓘ
publicationYear 2019 ⓘ
publisher Penguin Press ⓘ
linked to: Penguin Books
relatedWork Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty ⓘ
subject civil society ⓘ
comparative politics ⓘ
freedom ⓘ
historical development of states ⓘ
institutions ⓘ
liberty ⓘ
state power ⓘ
thesis Liberty emerges and is sustained when there is a balance of power between a capable state and a mobilized society. ⓘ
topic authoritarianism ⓘ
democracy ⓘ
economic development ⓘ
political institutions ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
social mobilization ⓘ
state capacity ⓘ
usesMethod comparative institutional analysis ⓘ
historical case studies ⓘ

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