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“Poor countries are poor because those who have power make choices that create poverty.” Such countries develop “extractive” institutions that “keep poor countries poor”. —Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson in ‘Why Nations Fail’ (Nehru
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― The Garden of Eden
― The Garden of Eden
“Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.”
― Mere Christianity
― Mere Christianity
Around the World in 80 Books
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This is a group dedicated to the discussion of the works of Michael Crichton. That includes his work as an author (Jurassic Park, Pirate Latitudes) as ...more
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A place to connect writers with beta readers. Sometimes writers get so involved in the plot they can't see the wood for the trees. Hang on a sec'--th ...more
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