September 14, 2012

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Vicious Circles

Why Nations FailThe Origins of Power, Prosperity, and PovertyDaron Acemoglu and James RobinsonCrown, $30, 544 pp.

Mary Jo Bane

Helping the poor in the developing world has long been a central concern of Catholics. Catholic schools collect money for the missions; parishes sponsor sister communities in poor countries; organizations like Catholic Relief Services work on ground-level projects while advocating for increased foreign aid from governments. Supporting international charities and assisting effor (...)


 

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Mary Jo Bane is the Thornton Bradshaw Professor of Public Policy and Management at the Harvard Kennedy School, where she has been on the faculty since 1981. From 1993 to 1996 she was assistant secretary for children and families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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