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Culture, institutions, and development
- 其他作者: Platteau, J. P. , Peccoud, Robert.
- 出版: London : Routledge 2011.
- 稽核項: xvi, 270 p. :ill. ;25 cm.
- 叢書名: Routledge studies in development economics ;84
- 標題: Economic development Sociological aspects. , Culture. , Economics , Economic development , Economics Sociological aspects. , Social institutions. , Sociological aspects.
- ISBN: 0415580072 , 9780415580076
- 附註: 100年度教育部購置教學研究相關圖書儀器及設備計畫. Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 系統號: 005056295
- 資料類型: 圖書
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Does culture matter? This question has taken on added significance since fundamentalist revivalism has recently gained ground in different parts of the world. The old controversy between Max Weber and Karl Marx, which centres around the extent to which cultural factors such as social norms and values affect economic growth is of critical importance, particularly because of its policy implications. Indeed, if culture is not an autonomous factor susceptible to influencing economic realities, it should not matter and public authorities can dispense with thinking about cultural interventions. On the other hand, if culture does have a real impact, the question arises as to whether it is conducive or detrimental to economic growth, political liberalization, and the emancipation of individuals among other things. Culture, Institutions, and Development addresses this debate at a concrete level by looking at five important issues: the role of tradition and its influence on development; the role of religion, with special reference to Middle Eastern countries; the role of family, kinship, and ethnic ties in the process of development; the relationship between culture and entrepreneurship; and the relationship between culture and poverty. This collection offers a nuanced view that neither denies nor exaggerates the role of cultural factors in explaining relative growth performances across countries. Instead, the contributors focus on the dynamic, two-way relationship between culture and development in a way that stresses policy stakes and the value of multidisciplinary collaboration between economists, historians and other social scientists. This book will be of interest to postgraduates and researchers in all the social sciences, as well as to professionals working in national development agencies, international organisations, and Non-Governmental Organisations.
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