Congrats to AJR! 🌟 They are brilliant. But I don't agree with their idealized portrayal of institutions in Western development It is historically inaccurate, if not ideologized Thus, not only do they struggle to explain China, they also can't explain why Western economies like the US prospered despite being as corrupt as China is today

Congrats to AJR! 🌟 They are brilliant. But I don't agree with their idealized portrayal of institutions in Western development It is historically inaccurate, if not ideologized Thus, not only do they struggle to explain China, they also can't explain why Western economies like the US prospered despite being as corrupt as China is today

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