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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.

September 24, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Institutional Revolution” by Douglass Allen

July 26, 2021November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Institutions and the Path to the Modern Economy” by Avner Greif

July 26, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Guilds, Innovation and the European Economy, 1400-1800” by Epstein and Prak

July 6, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Dynamics of Ancient Empires” by Morris and Scheidel

June 23, 2021November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Cities of Commerce” by Oscar Gelderblom

May 5, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World” by Niall Ferguson

March 29, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Rulers, Religion, and Riches” by Jared Rubin

February 10, 2020November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Violence and Social Orders” by North, Wallis and Weingast

January 25, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Dictator’s Handbook” by Mesquita and Smith

January 9, 2020November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Why Nations Fail” by Acemoglu and Robinson

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