George Linton: Or the First Years of an English Colony (1876), Robinson John

Автор: Acemoglu Daron, Robinson James
Название: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
ISBN: 0307719227 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780307719225
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Цена: 10420.00 T
Наличие на складе: Заказано в издательстве.
Описание: Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine?

Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the right policies are?

Simply, no. None of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Otherwise, how to explain why Botswana has become one of the fastest growing countries in the world, while other African nations, such as Zimbabwe, the Congo, and Sierra Leone, are mired in poverty and violence?

Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson conclusively show that it is man-made political and economic institutions that underlie economic success (or lack of it).

Korea, to take just one of their fascinating examples, is a remarkably homogeneous nation, yet the people of North Korea are among the poorest on earth while their brothers and sisters in South Korea are among the richest. The south forged a society that created incentives, rewarded innovation, and allowed everyone to participate in economic opportunities.

The economic success thus spurred was sustained because the government became accountable and responsive to citizens and the great mass of people.

Sadly, the people of the north have endured decades of famine, political repression, and very different economic institutionswith no end in sight. The differences between the Koreas is due to the politics that created these completely different institutional trajectories.

Based on fifteen years of original research Acemoglu and Robinson marshall extraordinary historical evidence from the Roman Empire, the Mayan city-states, medieval Venice, the Soviet Union, Latin America, England, Europe, the United States, and Africa to build a new theory of political economy with great relevance for the big questions of today, including:

- China has built an authoritarian growth machine.

Will it continue to grow at such high speed andoverwhelm the West?

- Are America's best days behind it? Are we moving from a virtuous circle in which efforts by elites to aggrandize power are resisted to a vicious one that enriches and empowers a small minority?

- What is the most effective way to help move billions of people from the rut of poverty to prosperity? More philanthropy from the wealthy nations of the West? Or learning the hard-won lessons of Acemoglu and Robinson's breakthrough ideas on the interplay between inclusive political and economic institutions?

Why Nations Fail will change the way you look atand understandthe world.

Автор: Daniel Defoe
Название: Defoe, Daniel - Robinson Crusoe
ISBN: 0007350848 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780007350841
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Цена: 2680.00 T
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Описание: HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.

Автор: Daniel Defoe
Название: Robinson Crusoe
ISBN: 1853260452 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781853260452
Издательство: Wordsworth
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Цена: 4400.00 T
Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This perennially popular book was cited by Karl Marx in Das Kapital to illustrate economic theory, but it is readers of all ages over the last 280 years who have given "Robinson Crusoe" its abiding position as a classic tale of adventure.

Автор: Sharratt, Nick Robinson, Hilary
Название: Mixed up fairy tales
ISBN: 0340875585 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340875582
Издательство: Hodder
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Цена: 13720.00 T
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Описание: This hilarious flap book allows you to mix and match fairy tales and create your own sensible or silly stories! Great fun!

Автор: Acemoglu Daron, Robinson James
Название: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
ISBN: 0307719219 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780307719218
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Цена: 22420.00 T
Наличие на складе: Ожидается поступление.
Описание: Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine?

Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the right policies are?

Simply, no. None of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Otherwise, how to explain why Botswana has become one of the fastest growing countries in the world, while other African nations, such as Zimbabwe, the Congo, and Sierra Leone, are mired in poverty and violence?

Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson conclusively show that it is man-made political and economic institutions that underlie economic success (or lack of it).

Korea, to take just one of their fascinating examples, is a remarkably homogeneous nation, yet the people of North Korea are among the poorest on earth while their brothers and sisters in South Korea are among the richest. The south forged a society that created incentives, rewarded innovation, and allowed everyone to participate in economic opportunities.

The economic success thus spurred was sustained because the government became accountable and responsive to citizens and the great mass of people.

Sadly, the people of the north have endured decades of famine, political repression, and very different economic institutionswith no end in sight. The differences between the Koreas is due to the politics that created these completely different institutional trajectories.

Based on fifteen years of original research Acemoglu and Robinson marshall extraordinary historical evidence from the Roman Empire, the Mayan city-states, medieval Venice, the Soviet Union, Latin America, England, Europe, the United States, and Africa to build a new theory of political economy with great relevance for the big questions of today, including:

- China has built an authoritarian growth machine.

Will it continue to grow at such high speed andoverwhelm the West?

- Are America's best days behind it? Are we moving from a virtuous circle in which efforts by elites to aggrandize power are resisted to a vicious one that enriches and empowers a small minority?

- What is the most effective way to help move billions of people from the rut of poverty to prosperity? More philanthropy from the wealthy nations of the West? Or learning the hard-won lessons of Acemoglu and Robinson's breakthrough ideas on the interplay between inclusive political and economic institutions?

Why Nations Fail will change the way you look atand understandthe world.

Автор: Potter Beatrix
Название: Tale Of Little Pig Robinson, The
ISBN: 0723247889 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780723247883
Издательство: Random House - Penguin
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Цена: 6800.00 T
Наличие на складе: Есть
Описание: Based on various English seaside towns where she spent holidays when she was young, this book tells the charming story of an adventurous pig who sets off on an incredible voyage aboard the `Pound of Candles`.

Автор: Kim Stanley Robinson
Название: Shaman
ISBN: 0356500454 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780356500454
Издательство: Little Brown
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Цена: 10110.00 T
Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An extraordinary portrayal of life in the Palaeolithic era, 30,000 years into our past, by the multi-award-winning author described recently by the Sunday Times as `one of science fiction`s greats`

Автор: Robinson, James
Название: Supermen: War Of The Supermen
ISBN: 1401229670 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781401229672
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Цена: 12250.00 T
Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: A war is coming, and all that stands between Earth and 100,000 vengeful supermen is the Man of Steel.

Автор: Robinson, Peter
Название: Blood at the Root
ISBN: 0380794764 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780380794768
Издательство: HarperCollins USA
Цена: 5570.00 T
Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Описание: Repackaged in a new bestselling look, multiple-prize-winning and international bestselling author Peter Robinson brings us one of his most chilling tales of suspense in this classic Inspector Banks thriller.

Автор: Robinson, Peter
Название: Aftermath
ISBN: 0380811812 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780380811816
Издательство: HarperCollins USA
Цена: 5570.00 T
Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: A series of mysterious kidnappings explodes into something far more frightening in this brilliant novel of suspense from modern master Peter Robinson, author of the Edgar-nominated, New York Times Notable, and Anthony Award winning In a Dry Season.

Автор: Peter Robinson
Название: Before the Poison
ISBN: 1444704869 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781444704860
Издательство: Hodder
Цена: 7070.00 T
Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.

Автор: Robinson Jeremy
Название: Pulse
ISBN: 0312381530 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780312381530
Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS)
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Цена: 4900.00 T
Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Imagine a world where soldiers regenerate and continue fighting without pause, and where suicide bombers live to strike again. This is the dream of Richard Ridley, founder of Manifold Genetics, and he has discovered the key to eternal life: an ancient artifact buried beneath a Greek inscribed stone in the Peruvian desert.