Jay Elwes

Liberty depends on a delicate balance between state and society

Repression does not always come from above. In India, it is society that enforces the caste system that confines millions to degrading work

issue 09 November 2019
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  • The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies and the Fate of Liberty

    Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

    Viking, pp. 555, £25

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