Cultural Influences on Economic Analysis : Theory and Empirical Evidence

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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; Acknowledgements; Notes from the Author; Introduction; 1 Concepts and Facts; 1.1 What is culture?; 1.2 How culture is measured; 1.3 Why culture is important; 1.4 Summary; 2 Culture as a Tool for Economic Analysis; 2.1 Difficulties in global economic analysis; 2.2 Economic comparison by culture; 2.3 Cultural division of the world economy; 2.4 Summary; 3 Multicultural Economic Comparisons and Differences; 3.1 About statistical data; 3.2 Macroeconomic indicators; 3.3 Real living standards; 3.4 Economic differences; 3.5 Summary

4 Causes for Intercultural Economic Differences4.1 Physical capital; 4.2 Human capital; 4.3 Technological innovation; 4.4 Political and institutional bases; 4.5 External and boundary conditions; 4.6 Cultural issues; 4.7 Summary; 5 A Contribution to Economic Growth in Culturally Diverse Nations; 5.1 What is culture diversity?; 5.2 How cultural diversity is measured; 5.3 Costs and benefits of cultural diversity; 5.4 Cultural diversity, income inequality and growth; 5.5 Evidence from a panel of nations; 5.6 Summary; 6 Cultural Influences on International Economic Analysis (I)

6.1 A critique of contemporary theories on trade6.2 How culture influences international economic activities; 6.3 A theoretical model; 6.4 Summary; 7 Cultural Influences on International Economic Analysis (II); 7.1 Framework for empirical analysis; 7.2 Measures of cultural similarity and data; 7.3 Estimated results; 7.4 Summary; 8 Location, Size and Political Economy of Cultures; 8.1 State-building and culture: narrative; 8.2 Spatial efficiency of authoritarianism: theory; 8.3 Analytic narrative results; 8.4 Broader implications; 8.5 Summary; 9 Globalization, Conflict Management and Culture

9.1 Is the clash of civilizations inevitable?9.2 Hypotheses; 9.3 Empirical evidence; 9.4 Summary; Epilogue; Appendix 1 Mathematical Proofs; Appendix 2 Cultural Diversity Indexes of Existing Countries and Regions; Appendix 3 Cultural Similarity Matrices of Selected Countries; Notes; Bibliography; Index

9.1 Is the clash of civilizations inevitable?9.2 Hypotheses; 9.3 Empirical evidence; 9.4 Summary; Epilogue; Appendix 1 Mathematical Proofs; Appendix 2 Cultural Diversity Indexes of Existing Countries and Regions; Appendix 3 Cultural Similarity Matrices of Selected Countries; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

10.1057/9780230206960 [DOI]

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