Criticisms of Why Nations Fail
[Estimated time: 12 mins] Table of Contents Slippery definitions Ideological bias towards Western classical liberalism Suspicion of state interference in the economy […]
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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: 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 WEIRDest People in the World by Joseph Henrich
My latest summary is for The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous by Joseph […]
Book Summary: Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall
This is a summary of Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps that Explain Everything About the World by Tim Marshall. While the book’s […]
Book Summary: How Democracies Die by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt
This summary of How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt explains how American democracy […]
Book Summary: The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant
The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant is a sweeping examination of history, human nature, and the patterns that we […]
Book Summary: Economics: The User’s Guide by Ha-Joon Chang
I’m prefacing this summary of Economics: The User’s Guide with a disclaimer: There’s a lot that I haven’t summarised, because the book […]
Book Summary: Why We Fight by Chris Blattman
What motivates people to go to war? In this summary of Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to […]
Sapiens vs Guns, Germs and Steel
Many people compare Sapiens to Guns Germs and Steel. In my opinion, GGS overall is a better book than Sapiens. But both are worth reading.