Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Colin Jennings
Author-Name-First: Colin
Author-Name-Last: Jennings
Author-Email: colin.jennings@strath.ac.uk
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, University of Strathclyde
Title: Institutions and prosperity
Abstract: This article reviews 'Pillars of Prosperity' by Timothy Besley and Torsten Persson and 'Why
Nations Fail' by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson. Both books are focussed on the role
of institutions in determining the wealth of nations and the review compares and contrasts the
different approaches contained in the two texts. The review also attempts to locate the texts
within the broader literature in development and political economics and to link them to other recent work in these areas.
Length: 13 pages
Creation-Date: 2013-08
Revision-Date: 
Publication-Status: Published
File-URL: http://www.strath.ac.uk/media/1newwebsite/departmentsubject/economics/research/researchdiscussionpapers/2013/13-13FINAL.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Number: 1313
Classification-JEL: D7, N4, O1, O5, P5
Keywords: Institutions, Prosperity
Handle: RePEc:str:wpaper:1313