Reddit mentions of Why Nations Fail

Sharing the link once again, read it. Quite insightful.

http://www.amazon.in/Why-Nations-Fail-Origins-Prosperity/dp/1846684307

Just to make clear that this is not a "theory" I made up based on my analysis or perspective of things.

This was a good read, though it didn't seem like the author quite knew what point he wanted to be communicating: he started off by saying 'we shouldn't be afraid of men', then talking about the reasons for why Zimbabwe is in the state that it is, then finishing it off by saying 'that's why we shouldn't be afraid of men'. He didn't really try and relate the two in any way, as valid as they are individually they didn't seem at all relevant to one another in this case. There may be some sort of special context that I'm missing out on (something that your native Zimbabwean may be more familiar with) that makes it all a bit more clear, but that should really be introduced first if that's the case.

Still, the whole idea behind extractive and inclusive institutions and their connections with poverty is a really fascinating topic, the YouTube channel Steve Jacobs Comedy explains it all in a very entertaining manner, and you can of course buy the book if you want to know the full story.

> a long time ago, idiot

1962? If you think that this is "a long time ago", you're probably 12 (which I already believed for other reasons)


> The Africans never developed their society

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Why-Nations-Fail-Origins-Prosperity-x/dp/1846684307

A recommended reading to enlighten you about the role of inclusive institutions in the development of a country, especially a post-colonial one.

> America goes the moon

America also gets to Uganda in order to persuade them to persecute homosexuals.