This has been on my tbr list for some time and I am glad I finally read it!
The theory for development and prosperity of countries was new to me in this way. I wish we had read this in my introductory politics course in uni instead of mostly Fukuyama!
For someone who does not study international relations, public policy, politics or something like that, the book starts to get repetitive and too much information after the first few chapters. It was great to learn about many case studies, but I honestly could not keep up with the countries and their histories all the time. Potentially good to make the point, but hard for me to stay focused.