The Daily Digest : 13-02-2023
Some posts I recently read and recommend
Book review: Rule Makers. Rule Breakers
By Alice Evans
Alice Evans reviews the brilliant book by American cultural psychologist Michele Gelfand called ‘Rule Makers, Rule Breakers: How tight and loose cultures wire our worlds’ in which she highlights features of tight and loose cultures in the world. Why do some societies police societal norms while others have a flexible approach? Read the piece to find the answer.
Why ‘Why nations fail’ fails
By Maia Mindel
This is a brilliant critique of Acemoglu and Robinson’s seminal book that came a decade ago. The author is a 23-year-old Argentinian economics student who has used a considerable amount of research to disagree with the celebrated author duo.