BOOK REVIEW: The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies and The Faith of Liberty

Abstract

Although there has been a lot of work on the existence, quality, power and relationship with society of the state, the issue of how this whole relationship turns into a real social contract remains at an abstract level of discussion in the literature. In this study, it is aimed to add depth to the aforementioned discussion by examining the book titled “The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies and The Faith of Liberty” published by Penguin Press in 2019 by Daron Acemoğlu and James A. Robinson.

Keywords

Book Review, Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson, The Narrow Corridor, States, Societies, The Faith of Liberty

Citation

Burak Kürkçü, Book Review: “Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson, The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies and The Faith of Liberty, New York, Penguin Press, 2019”, International Relations, Volume 17, Issue 66, 2020, pp. 123-125, DOI: 10.33458/uidergisi.738522

Affiliations

• Burak KÜRKÇÜ, Dr., Advisor to the Minister, Republic of Turkey Ministry of Trade