Extent: | Online-Ressource (xvi, 270 p) |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | 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 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web |
ISBN: | 978-0-415-58007-6 ; 978-0-203-84333-8 ; 978-0-415-58007-6 |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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