Books on Nation Building
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Jan 31, 2024
Nations become rich, inclusive and strong "because their citizens overthrew the elites who controlled power and created a society where political rights were much more broadly distributed".
"It is organized people with some political centralization or cohesion that create inclusive and benevolent institutions at critical political junctures of history".
Those who are aware, prepared, work together, and dare... win.
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
Anatomy of the State
by Murray Rothbard
Against Democracy
by Jason Brennan
End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration
by Peter Turchin
Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea, and Human Life
by George Monbiot
To Stand with the Nations of the World: Japan's Meiji Restoration in World History
by Mark J. Ravina
Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century
by G. Pascal Zachary
Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries
by Safi Bahcall
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy: Building a Global Policy School in Asia
by Kishore Mahbubani and others
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