James A. Robinson (1960), British economist and political scientist. His major works include Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (with Daron Acemoglu, 2012), The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Quest for Sustainable Prosperity (with Daron Acemoglu, 2019), and Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy (with Daron Acemoglu, 2006). His fields of specialization are comparative political economy, economic development, political institutions, economic growth, and democracy.
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