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Culture, institutions, and development : new insights into an old debate /
Does culture matter? This question has taken on added significance since fundamentalist revivalism has recently gained ground in different parts of the world. The old controversy between Max Weber and Karl Marx, which centres around the extent to which cultural factors such as social norms and value...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Routledge,
2011.
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| Colección: | Routledge studies in development economics ;
84. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Does culture matter? This question has taken on added significance since fundamentalist revivalism has recently gained ground in different parts of the world. The old controversy between Max Weber and Karl Marx, which centres around the extent to which cultural factors such as social norms and values affect economic growth is of critical importance, particularly because of its policy implications. Indeed, if culture is not an autonomous factor susceptible to influencing economic realities, it should not matter and public authorities can dispense with thinking about cultural interventions. On t. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (289 pages) : illustrations, digital. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780203843338 0203843339 9780415580076 0415580072 9781136912108 113691210X 9781136912054 1136912053 9781136912092 1136912096 9780415749961 0415749964 |