The Narrow Corridor. Part 1

The authors of the international bestseller “Why Some Countries Are Rich and Others Poor” explore in their new audiobook how some countries develop and ensure 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 not only to compete, but also to cooperate? How do you pass through the narrow corridor leading to freedom, squeezed between despotism and anarchy—and why is this corridor so narrow? By answering such questions, D. Acemoglu and D. A. Robinson help us understand the past and the present, as well as look into the future.