Category: Institutions in History
Books that focus on the role of institutions (usually government, corporations, churches, military) have had on human history. In particular, they seek to find institutions that aid development.
Book Summary: “Military Revolution and Political Change” by Brian Downing
Book Summary: “The Origins of Political Order” by Francis Fukuyama
Book Summary: “Lineages of the Absolutist State” by Perry Anderson
Book Summary: “Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World” by Niall Ferguson
Book Summary: “The Tragedy of Great Power Politics” by John Mearsheimer
Book Summary: “Rulers, Religion, and Riches” by Jared Rubin
Book Summary: “The Birth of Plenty: How the Prosperity of the Modern World was Created” by William J. Bernstein
Book Summary “Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity” by Walter Scheidel
Book Summary: “Violence and Social Orders” by North, Wallis and Weingast
Book Summary: “The Dictator’s Handbook” by Mesquita and Smith
