Why Nations Fail

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.