Format:
1 online resource (289 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780415580076
,
9780203843338
Series Statement:
Routledge Studies in Development Economics Series
Content:
This book brings together economists, sociologists and anthropologists to discuss the role of culture in economic development, addressing such issues as religion, family, ethnic ties, entrepreneurship and poverty
Note:
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 entrepreneurship -- 7 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
Additional Edition:
Print version Platteau, Jean-Philippe Culture, Institutions, and Development Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2010 ISBN 9780415580076
Language:
English
Keywords:
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URL:
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