Abderrahman’s Reviews > Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty > Status Update

It's been a long time since I've last updated Goodreads, but it doesn't mean I've stopped reading =]

There will always be new innovations, and there will always be people who will block them (or try their hardest). But creative destruction must happen

It's clear by now that even the mightiest of nations will fall if tyranny & corruption find their ways in. Not even a nation like the Romans or the Greek. Life's law is very clear: prosperity is constant work. It's not "given", nor is anyone entitled to it. No one is immune. The minute corruption sets, that's the minute we collapse

Now in the "plague" chapter. It seems in line with the theory that we need a nuclear explosion in the Middle East big enough, maybe most of the population will die and the rest starts fresh with the lesson learned!

We've got to the heart of the problem now. Why doesn't the ruling elite want to change, why not make a country better if they can? Interests. Having a better country necessarily means less privileges and wealth for them

So far a great book. I like the writing style and the thinking process