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This lecture, hosted by the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa and the Department of Economics, featured Pearson Institute Director and Nobel laureate James A. Robinson. 

From Ghana to China to the United States, there's a hidden force that shapes the fate of countries: institutions. When they’re inclusive, nations thrive. When they’re captured, everything falls apart. In this documentary, Nobel Prize winner James A. Robinson explores why democracy isn't enough, if institutions are built to fail.

"During this first week in office, President Trump has signed dozens of executive orders on issues, including withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Health Organization. Paul Poast, a political science professor and international relations expert at the University of Chicago, dives into the impact this could have on the U.S."

"The 2024 laureates in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine and economic sciences talk to Zeinab Badawi and students in the audience at the Royal Palace in Stockholm about their discoveries and achievements, and how these might find a practical application."

"Nobel Minds is a production of Swedish Television and BBC World News."

The recording of the prize lectures. The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2024 was awarded jointly to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson "for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity".