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Daron Acemoglu and James A Robinson

Daron Acemoglu is Professor of Economics at MIT. James A Robinson is Professor of Global Conflict at the University of Chicago. They are the co-authors of “Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty”
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How do populists win?

Published On: June 3, 2019 01:00 AM NPT By: Daron Acemoglu and James A Robinson

Populism can win when the “other people” are narrowly defined or simply small in number, provided that they can still be depicted as posing a threat