Why nations fail:the origins of power, prosperity and poverty

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Acemoglu Daron
Group Author: Robinson James A 1960-
Published: Crown Publishers,
Publisher Address: New York
Publication Dates: c2012.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Carrier Form: 529 p.: ill., map ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9780307719218
0307719219
Index Number: F112
CLC: F112.1
Call Number: F112.1/A173
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. [465]-509) and index.
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