Reference
From the book "Why Nations Fail" The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson, Crown Business, New York, 2012.
One of praise
About writing it came from, Michael Spence, Nobel Laureate in Economics, 2001.
"This is not only a fascinating and interesting book: it is a really important one. The highly original research that Professors Acemoglu and Robinson have done, and continue to do, on how economic forces, politics, and policy choices evolve together and constrain each other, and how institutions affect that evolution, is essential to understanding the successes and failures of societies and nations. And here, in this book, these insights come in a highly accessible, indeed riveting form. Those who pick this book up and start reading will have trouble putting it down."
The Origin of Arab Spring
It is a fact about the huge differences in incomes and standards of living that separate the rich countries of the world, such as the United States, Great Britain, and Germany, from the poor, such as those in sub-Saharan Africa, Central America, and South Asia.
As we write this preface, North Africa and the Middle East have been shaken by the "Arab Spring" started by the so-called Jasmine Revolution, which was initially ignited by public outrage over the self-immolation of a street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, on December 17, 2010. By January 14, 2011, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who had ruled Tunisia since 1987, had stepped down, but far from abating, the revolutionary fervor against the rule of privileged elites in Tunisia was getting stronger and had already spread to the rest of the Middle East. Hosni Mubarak, who had ruled Egypt with a tight grip for almost thirty years, was ousted on February 11, 2011. The fates of the regimes in Bahrain, Libya, Syria, and Yemen are unknown as we complete this preface. WHY NATIONS FAIL, preface.
Definition of Arab Spring
A series of anti-government uprisings affecting Arab countries of North Africa and the Middle East beginning in 2010, Merriam Webster's.
Definition of Jasmine Revolution
The Tunisian revolution in which President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was forced out of the presidency by popular protests was called the "Jasmine Revolution" by many media organizations. The Arab Spring, which began with the Tunisian revolution, was also called the "Jasmine Revolution" by some.
Jasmine Revolution may refer to:
- The Tunisian revolution in which President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was forced out of the presidency by popular protests was called the "Jasmine Revolution" by many media organizations
- The Arab Spring, which began with the Tunisian revolution, was also called the "Jasmine Revolution" by some
- The 2011 Chinese pro-democracy protests in China that were inspired by the Tunisian revolution and was called the "Jasmine Revolution" by some of the organizers
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