Whyhavesomedevelopingcountriesindustrializedandbecomemoreprosperousrapidlywhileothershavenot?FocusingonSouthKorea,Brazil,India,andNigeria,thisstudycomparesthecharacteristicsoffairlyfunctioningstatesandexplainswhystatesinsomepartsofthedevelopingworldaremoreeffective.Itemphasizestheroleofcolonialisminleavingbehindmoreorlesseffectivestates,andtherelationshipofthesestateswithbusinessandlaborinhelpingexplaincomparativesuccessinpromotingeconomicprogress.
