Why Nations Fail

A really good book that covers what it wants to say in an easy way and understandable way even for non-economics or politics ‘masters'. The theories that present make sense and are backed by dozens of real-life examples that are taken all over the world and all over the course of history.

Through reading it you can easily compare it with the situation in your country and make compares if your country is doing the right things or the wrong ones. So, a very insightful book that gets stuck in your mind with its examples and you can even use it when discussing with others about the topics of economy, power, poverty, centralized state, etc. Highly recommended if you are interested in these topics.

Great book, I doubt I'll ever look at the world the same way again after reading it. I learned so much about the different regions of the world, poverty, prosperity, economics, politics, and history, and more importantly, a framework for thinking about and evaluating governments and nations.

There are flaws, though. The book is too long, and fairly dry. The authors stick single-mindedly to their hypothesis, rather than giving credence to other factors (is history ever determined by a single facet of life?)

Still, definitely worth reading and I have no doubt that my worldview is very much better informed for it.