Criticisms of Why Nations Fail
[Estimated time: 14 mins] Table of Contents Slippery definitions Ideological bias towards Western classical liberalism Suspicion of state interference in the economy […]
Category: Book Summary
Book Summary: Why Nations Fail by Acemoglu and Robinson
This summary of Why Nations Fail by Nobel Prize winners Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson explains how institutions are key to understanding […]
Book Summary: Seeing Like A State by James C Scott
This summary of Seeing Like A State by James C Scott explores how states simplify and standardise complex societies to make them […]
Book Summary: Essentialism by Greg McKeown
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown was a timely read for me. My commitments had accumulated over time and […]
How Asia Works with causal diagrams
[Estimated time: 5 mins] Some people have pointed out that it’s hard to test the theory of development put forward by Joe […]
Book Summary: How Asia Works by Joe Studwell
In How Asia Works, Joe Studwell sets out the three-part formula that bucked the Washington Consensus and propelled East Asian economies like […]
Book Summary: Deep Utopia by Nick Bostrom
In Deep Utopia, Nick Bostrom explores the question of what utopia could look like and what problems might be left. The book […]
Book Summary: The New Map by Daniel Yergin
My latest summary is for The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations by Daniel Yergin, which explains how changes […]
Book Summary: The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
This summary of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker offers practical advice on how […]
Book Summary: A Hacker’s Mind by Bruce Schneier
This summary of A Hacker’s Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society’s Rules, and How to Bend them Back by security expert Bruce […]