WHY NATIONS FAIL; A REVIEW AND CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATION FOCUSING ON UGANDA.- Prosper Ahabwe
The Book: WHY NATIONS FAIL; THE ORIGINS OF POWER, PROSPERITY, AND POVERTY by Acemoglu & Robinson A REVIEW AND CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATION IN UGANDA. By Prosper Ahabwe. Katanga Slum Area. Overview of Kampala Capital City. . 1. A Brief Review of the Book In the book, Acemoglu and Robinson, discuss the Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty. The book centers on the reason behind the successes and failures of nations in the Universe, paying a closer look at historical examples. The book pays close attention to the rise of European countries and the road to the Industrial Revolution, and why the Industrial revolution was delayed by the extractive and exclusive nature of their institutions. This was visibly seen in the failure of some ventures like the first discovery of the steamboat which was frustrating, the knitting machine, and other discoveries which were delayed due to sham institutions. The book also pay