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Culture matters

how values shape human progress

ed. by Lawrence E. Harrison ; Samuel P. Huntington

Buch

englisch

Huntington, Samuel P. (Ed.) DNB
Harrison, Lawrence E. (Ed.) DNB

1. ed., [12. print.]

Basic Books

New York, NY

2000

XXXIV, 348 p.

978-0-465-03176-4

includes bibliographical refererences and index.

culture
social values
cultural identity

Summary:
The world at the beginning of the twenty-first century is more divided than ever between the rich and the poor, between those living in freedom and those under oppression. Even in prosperous democracies, troubling gaps in well-being persist. As the credibility of traditional explanations--colonialism, dependency, racism--declines, many now believe that the principal reason why some countries and ethnic groups are better off than others lies in the cultural values that powerfully shape nations and people's political, economic, and social performance. Many of the distinguished contributors to Culture Matters believe that value and attitude change is indispensable to progress for those who are lagging.Among the prominent scholars and journalists contributing to the volume are Francis Fukuyama, Nathan Glazer, David Landes, Seymour Martin Lipset, Orlando Patterson, Michael Porter, Jeffrey Sachs, and Richard Shweder.

Table of Contents:
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Table and Illustrationsp. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Foreword: Cultures Count Samuel P. Huntingtonp. xiii
Introduction: Why Culture Matters Lawrence E. Harrisonp. xvii
ICulture and Economic Development
1 Culture Makes Almost All the Difference David Landesp. 2
2 Attitudes, Values, Beliefs, and the Microeconomics of Prosperity Michael E. Porterp. 14
3 Notes on a New Sociology of Economic Development Jeffrey Sachsp. 29
4 A Cultural Typology of Economic Development Mariano Grondonap. 44
5 Culture and the Behavior of Elites in Latin America Carlos Alberto Montanerp. 56
6 Does Africa Need a Cultural Adjustment Program? Daniel Etounga-Manguellep. 65
IICulture and Political Development
7 Culture and Democracy Ronald Inglehartp. 80
8 Social Capital Francis Fukuyamap. 98
9 Corruption, Culture, and Markets Seymour Martin Lipset and Gabriel Salman Lenzp. 112
IIIThe Anthropological Debate
10 Traditional Beliefs and Practices--Are Some Better than Others? Robert B. Edgertonp. 126
11 Culture, Childhood, and Progress in Sub-Saharan Africa Thomas S. Weisnerp. 141
12 Moral Maps, "First World" Conceits, and the New Evangelists Richard A. Shwederp. 158
IVCulture and Gender
13 Culture, Gender, and Human Rights Barbara Crossettep. 178
14 Culture, Institutions, and Gender Inequality in Latin America Mala Htunp. 189
VCulture and American Minorities
15 Taking Culture Seriously: A Framework and an Afro-American Illustration Orlando Pattersonp. 202
16 Disaggregating Culture Nathan Glazerp. 219
VIThe Asian Crisis
17 Law, Family Ties, and the East Asian Way of Business Dwight H. Perkinsp. 232
18 "Asian Values": From Dynamos to Dominoes? Lucian W. Pyep. 244
19 Multiple Modernities: A Preliminary Inquiry into the Implications of East Asian Modernity Tu Wei-Mingp. 256
VIIPromoting Change
20 Changing the Mind of a Nation: Elements in a Process for Creating Prosperity Michael Fairbanksp. 268
21 Culture, Mental Models, and National Prosperity Stace Lindsayp. 282
22 Promoting Progressive Cultural Change Lawrence E. Harrisonp. 296
Notesp. 309
Biographical Sketches of Contributorsp. 329
Indexp. 333

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