The authors of the international bestseller “Why Some Countries Are Rich and Others Are Poor” examine in their new audiobook how some countries develop and provide freedom for their citizens, while others fall into despotism or lawlessness. Freedom arises when a fragile and constant balance is established between the state and society, between elites and citizens. But how can they learn to not only compete, but also cooperate? How to pass through the narrow corridor leading to freedom, squeezed between despotism and anarchy? And why is this corridor so narrow? Answering these questions, D. Acemoglu and D. A. Robinson help us understand the past and the present—and look into the future.