Cultural Factors in Economic Growth
Título:
Cultural Factors in Economic Growth
ISBN:
9783642572234
Edição:
1st ed. 2000.
PRODUCTION_INFO:
Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2000.
Descrição Física:
VIII, 245 p. online resource.
Série:
Ethical Economy, Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy,
Conteúdo:
1 Cultural Factors in Economic Growth -- 2 Trust as a Governance Device -- 3 A Measure of Culture: Trust and Defection in Southern Italy -- 4 Entrepreneurial Minorities: A Typology -- 5 Cultural Determinants of Jewish Immigrant Entrepreneurship in the UK and USA and British and American Culture -- 6 Jurisprudence, Expected Value, and the Culture of Innovation -- 7 Constitutions, Liberties, and Growth in Pre-Modern Europe -- 8 Culture and the Myth of Economic Determinism in Global History and World Politics -- 9 The Case for a Shared World Language -- List of Authors -- Index of Names.
Resumo:
The "culture" debate in economics and economic history has been long-lasting. This volume incorporates contributions of scholars from economics, management studies and international relations, as well as economic and social historians' attempts to evaluate the role and impact of cultural factors on economic growth.
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LANGUAGE:
Inglês