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Culture, institutions, and ...
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. O
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monografia Rebiun36106871 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun36106871 m o d | cr -n--------- 100326s2010 enk ob 001 0 eng d 1-136-91209-6 1-136-91210-X 1-282-88601-0 9786612886010 0-203-84333-9 10.4324/9780203843338 doi CBUC 991010485643806709 UPVA 997920863403706 MiAaPQ eng rda pn MiAaPQ MiAaPQ eng 306.3 22 Culture, institutions, and development new insights into an old debate edited by Jean-Philippe Platteau and Robert Peccoud 1st ed London New York Routledge 2010 London New York London New York Routledge 1 online resource (289 p.) 1 online resource (289 p.) Text txt computer c online resource cr Routledge studies in development economics Description based upon print version of record Includes bibliographical references and index Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part I Overview of issues; 1 The role of culture in development: An overview; 2 Culture and development: The continuing tension between modern standards and local contexts; 3 Culture and development: Do social struggles make a difference?; Part II Religion, family and ethnicity; 4 Economic underdevelopment in the Middle East: The historical roles of culture, institutions and religion; Comments on Timur Kuran's chapter; 5 Family and kinship ties in development: An economist's perspective; 6 The demand for disadvantage Part III Culture and entrepreneurship7 Markets and the diffusion of institutional innovations; 8 Culture, management and development; 9 The invention of traditions and entrepreneurship: A critical perspective; Part IV Culture and poverty reduction; 10 Culture matters for poverty, but not because of a culture of poverty: Notes on analytics and policy; Comments on Michael Walton's chapter; Comments on Michael Walton's chapter; Part V Conclusion; 11 Revisiting the role of culture; Index 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. O English Economic development- Sociological aspects Economics- Sociological aspects Culture Social institutions Platteau, J. P. Jean-Philippe),) 1947-) Peccoud, Robert 0-415-74996-4 0-415-58007-2 Routledge studies in development economics