Description: Translation of: Why nations fail: the origins of power, prosperity, and poverty.
Brief description: James A. Robinson es politólogo, economista y profesor en la Universidad de Harvard. Experto en política y economía atinoamericana y africana, está considerado como uno de los mayores especialistas en estos campos.Coautor de Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy, libro galardonado con numerosos premios internacionales.
James A. Robinson is a political scientist, economist, and professor at Harvard University. An expert in Latin American and African politics and economics, he is considered one of the leading specialists in these fields. He is the co-author of Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy, a book that has won numerous international awards.