What to Read After Why Nations Fail
Readers who loved Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu keep reaching for these 24 books. This list is built from where Why Nations Fail is read alongside other books across reader co-reads and book lists. The more independent sources agree on a title, the higher it ranks.
Books to read after Why Nations Fail
Poor Economics
The origins of political order
The Price of Inequality
Development as Freedom
Triumph of the City
The globalization paradox
Portfolios of the poor
World order
Great Escape
The wealth and poverty of nations
Private Empire
A farewell to alms
The Elusive Quest for Growth
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
The ascent of money
Globalization and its discontents
The bottom billion
Liar's Poker
The Black Swan
Flash Boys
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
Predictably Irrational
Start-Up Nation
The Signal and the Noise