Judul Asli: Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty.Alih Bahasa: Arif SubiyantoBuku ini menjawab pertanyaan para pakar selama berabad-abd: Kenapa ada negara kaya dan miskin, kenapa harus ada jurang pemisah berupa kemakmuran dan kemelaratan, rakyat yang sehat dan sakit-sakitan, rakyat yang kenyang dan mereka yang dikecam kelaparan?Benarkah perbedaan itu disebabkan ole…
Liberty is hardly the "natural" order of things. In most places and at most times, the strong have dominated the weak and human freedom has been quashed by force or by customs and norms. Either states have been too weak to protect individuals from these threats, or states have been too strong for people to protect themselves from despotism. Liberty emerges only when a delicate and precarious ba…