James A. Robinson
Born 1960
James Alan Robinson (born 1960) is a British economist and political scientist. He is currently the Reverend Dr. Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago. He also serves as the Institute Director of The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts at the Harris School. Robinson has previously taught at Harvard University between 2004 and 2015 and also at the University of California, Berkeley, University of Southern California and the University of Melbourne.
He studies what makes countries different by focusing on the underlying economic and political institutions that lead some to prosperity and others to conflict. With Daron Acemoglu, he is the co-author of books such as The Narrow Corridor, Why Nations Fail and Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy.
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Books by James A. Robinson in order
Books by James A. Robinson in the order they were published, from Political Science Annual (1970) to Politics of Hiding Invisibility and Silence (2014).
- 1Political Science AnnualPolitical Science Annual1970
- 2Eugene O'Neill and Oriental Thought
Eugene O'Neill and Oriental Thought1982 - 3A Political Economy Theory of the Soft Budget ConstraintA Political Economy Theory of the Soft Budget Constraint2006
- 4Colombian Economy in the 20th CenturyColombian Economy in the 20th Century2010
- 5Politics of Hiding Invisibility and Silence
Politics of Hiding Invisibility and Silence2014 - 6Pastime and Purpose PoemsPastime and Purpose Poems