in China through admiration of its popular culture, be it in music or literature, as well as its reach into politics and … version of the traditional Chinese culture. However, discussions in the book also reveal the limits of Taiwan’s impact, as the …

. It argues that there is a missing component in the geography versus institutions debate, namely the role of culture and … supplemented by the work of social scientists in other disciplines on culture and cultural evolution. By examining the direct … effects of geography on standards of living as well as its indirect effects via culture and institutions, a case is made to …

Introduction -- The Foundations: Human Needs and Cultural Background -- Culture in Economic Thinking -- Cultural … Costs and Economic Institutions -- The Effects of Culture, Transactions and Institutions on Opportunity Entrepreneurship …

for a convergence with the rest of the EU are still uncertain. In this book policymakers, high-level practitioners and …