James A.Robinson

Other aspects, such as the extent to which people trust each other or are able to cooperate, are important but they are mostly an outcome of institutions, not an independent cause

we will show, poor countries are poor because those who have power make choices that create poverty.

They get it wrong not by mistake or ignorance but on purpose.

Residents of Nogales, Sonora, live with politicians’ corruption and ineptitude every day.

naming the river the Río de la Plata, “River of Silver,”

Spain conquered and colonized most of central, western, and southern South America, while Portugal claimed Brazil to the east.