European powers pulled ahead of the rest, and then they went ahead and colonized much ovr the world. For about 120 countries, their current institutions are heavily shaped by their colonial experience. The colonial episode has been very unequal for different countries. If you take place such as the united states or australia, they ended up with pretty good institutions,. in many ways, than their mother country back at home.

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