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What are the positions on why nations fail?

Why do some nations fail while others prosper? This entry maps the explanations — exclusive political decision-making, extractive institutions, the absence of the rule of law, and the lack of incentives to reward talent and ideas.

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Exclusive political decision-making

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Exclusive institutions

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A non-pluralistic state that does not guarantee the rule of law

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Lack of incentive structure for talents and creative ideas to be rewarded