Podcasts Education Self-Improvement Conversations with Tyler Daron Acemoglu on the Struggle Between State and Society

Daron Acemoglu on the Struggle Between State and Society

Published: Dec. 4, 2019, 12:54 p.m.

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What determines the economic, social, and political trajectories of nations? Why were settlers in colonies like Jamestown and Australia able to escape the extractive systems desired by their British masters, while colonial subjects in Barbados and Jamaica were not? In his latest book, Daron Acemoglu elevates the power of institutions over theories centering on human capital, culture, or geography. Institutions help strike the balance of power in the constant struggle between state and society, creating a \\u2018narrow corridor\\u2019 through which liberty and prosperity is achieved.

Daron joined Tyler for a conversation about drivers of economic growth, the economic causes and effects of democratization, how Germanic tribes introduced \\u201cbottom-up politics\\u201d to the Roman empire, the institutional reasons that China\\u2019s state capacity and control has increased with its wealth, his predictions for the future of liberty in his birth country of Turkey, the biggest challenges currently facing the Middle East, what we can learn from the example of Lagos, why publishing in the \\u201ctop five\\u201d is overrated, tips on motivating graduate students, and more.

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Recorded October 25th, 2019

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