2000 CultureMattersHowValuesShapeHum

• (Harrison & Huntington, 2000) ⇒ Lawrence E. Harrison, and Samuel P. Huntington (editors). (2000). “Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human Progress." Basic Books. ISBN:9780465031764

Subject Headings: Cultural Analysis.

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Abstract

The world at the beginning of the 21st century is more divided than ever between the rich and the poor, between those living in freedom and those under oppression. Even in prosperous democracies, troubling gaps in well-being persist. As the credibility of traditional explanations - colonialism, dependency, racism - declines, many now believe that the principal reason why some countries and ethnic groups are better off than others lies in the cultural values that powerfully shape nations and people's political, economic, and social performance.

Table of Contents

  Introduction: Why Culture Matters	p. xvii

  I	Culture and Economic Development
  1	Culture Makes Almost All the Difference	p. 2
  2	(Porter, 2000) ⇒ Attitudes, Values, Beliefs, and the Microeconomics of Prosperity	p. 14
  3	Notes on a New Sociology of Economic Development	p. 29
  4	A Cultural Typology of Economic Development	p. 44
  5	Culture and the Behavior of Elites in Latin America	p. 56
  6	Does Africa Need a Cultural Adjustment Program?	p. 65

  II	Culture and Political Development
  7	Culture and Democracy	p. 80
  8	Social Capital	p. 98
  9	Corruption, Culture, and Markets	p. 112

  III	The Anthropological Debate
  10	Traditional Beliefs and Practices--Are Some Better than Others?	p. 126
  11	Culture, Childhood, and Progress in Sub-Saharan Africa	p. 141
  12	Moral Maps, "First World" Conceits, and the New Evangelists	p. 158

  IV	Culture and Gender
  13	Culture, Gender, and Human Rights	p. 178
  14	Culture, Institutions, and Gender Inequality in Latin America	p. 189
  V	Culture and American Minorities
  15	Taking Culture Seriously: A Framework and an Afro-American Illustration	p. 202
  16	Disaggregating Culture	p. 219

  VI	The Asian Crisis
  17	Law, Family Ties, and the East Asian Way of Business	p. 232
  18	"Asian Values": From Dynamos to Dominoes?	p. 244
  19	Multiple Modernities: A Preliminary Inquiry into the Implications of East Asian Modernity	p. 256

  VII	Promoting Change
  20	Changing the Mind of a Nation: Elements in a Process for Creating Prosperity	p. 268
  21	Culture, Mental Models, and National Prosperity	p. 282
  22	Promoting Progressive Cultural Change	p. 296

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	Author	volume	Date Value	title	type	journal	titleUrl	doi	note	year
2000 CultureMattersHowValuesShapeHum				Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human Progress						2000