Do institutions and culture affect environmental values? In this article we analyze 1,041 environmental valuations of … 223 wetlands in 38 developing countries, to examine the effect of institutions and culture on environmental values. We … wetland valuations. Understanding these important and varying effects of institutions and culture on wetland valuations is …

Culture, defined as shared values and beliefs, can influence the performance of an economy in many ways. The culture of … chapter summarizes and critiques a positive theory of inter-cultural competition. According to this theory, culture is created … by leaders, who specialize in the production of culture, and is shared by their followers. Leaders compete for followers …