Daron Acemoğlu Knihy

Doklady z tisícileté historie lidstva i ze současnosti ukazují, že pokrok závisí na rozhodnutích ohledně způsobu využívání nových technologií. Autoři popisují, že tato rozhodnutí příliš často přinesla pohádkové zisky elitám, ale pro řadové členy společnosti znamenala spíš více práce, a pokud vůbec došlo ke zlepšení jejich materiálních podmínek, bylo zcela nedostatečné a neúměrné. Tento proces lze doložit na proměně zemědělství ve středověku, na evropské průmyslové revoluci či zavádění digitálních technologií v současnosti, které ruší pracovní místa a skrze masové shromažďování dat a sledování podkopávají demokracii. Acemoglu s Johnsonem nabízejí nový pohled na svět a jeho dějiny, ale i vizi, jak dát inovacím nový směr, tak aby z nich měla prospěch většina.

Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine? Is it culture, the weather, geography, or perhaps ignorance of the right policies? Simply, no. None of these factors is either definitive or destiny. In this book the authors show that it is man-made political and economic institutions that underlie economic success (or lack of it). Based on fifteen years of original research, they marshal historical evidence from the Roman Empire to the Soviet Union, from Korea to Africa, to build a new theory of political economy with great relevance for the big questions of today, including: China has built an authoritarian growth machine. Will it continue to grow at such high speed and overwhelm the West? Is America moving from a virtuous circle, in which efforts by elites to aggrandize power are resisted, to a vicious one that enriches and empowers a small minority? What is the most effective way to help move billions of people from the rut of poverty to prosperity? Is it through more philanthropy from the wealthy nations of the West, or learning lessons on the interplay between inclusive political and economic institutions?

Kniha Proč státy selhávají: Kořeny moci, prosperity a chudoby čtivým způsobem hledá odpověď na otázku, která odborníky trápí již po staletí: proč některé země prosperují, zatímco jiné zůstávají chudé? Proč se v některých regionech lidé těší zdraví a hojnosti, zatímco jinde čelí nemocem a hladu? Autoři zkoumají, zda jsou klíčovými faktory kultura, klima, geografie, nebo snad neznalost správných ekonomických strategií, a docházejí k závěru, že žádný z těchto aspektů není rozhodující. Podle nich za úspěchem či selháním jednotlivých zemí stojí především politické a ekonomické instituce, které lidé vytvářejí. Jako příklad uvádějí Severní a Jižní Koreu – státy, které mají podobné geografické podmínky a obývají je lidé stejného jazyka, ale výrazně se liší politickým a ekonomickým uspořádáním, což zásadně ovlivňuje jejich rozdílnou prosperitu."

How does history end? -- The Red Queen -- Will to power -- Economics outside the corridor -- Allegory of good government -- The European scissors -- Mandate of Heaven -- Broken Red Queen -- Devil in the details -- What's the matter with Ferguson? -- The paper leviathan -- Wahhab's children -- Red Queen out of control -- Into the corridor -- Living with the leviathan.

"A crucial new big-picture framework that answers the question of how liberty flourishes in some states but falls to authoritarianism or anarchy in others--and explains how it can continue to thrive despite new threats"-- Provided by publisher

This book analyzes the dynamics of democracy's creation and consolidation, highlighting the differing preferences of social groups for political institutions. It explores how elites may be compelled to democratize for stability, influenced by civil society strength, political structures, crises, economic inequality, and globalization factors.

"Two bestselling authors overturn conventional wisdom about how economies work, revealing the untold story of who wins and who loses the rewards of prosperity, in a work that fundamentally transforms how we look at and understand the world"-- Provided by publisher

"A look at how new technologies can be put to use in the creation of a more just society"--The MIT Press webpage for this title (viewed May 19, 2021)

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