Why culture matters most /

This text explains why culture - not genes, geography, institutions, or policies - is the key to achieving mass flourishing. Culture therefore best explains the differential success of societies. Unlike anything else, culture overcomes the most fundamental obstacle to having a thriving free market d...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Rose, David C.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
This text explains why culture - not genes, geography, institutions, or policies - is the key to achieving mass flourishing. Culture therefore best explains the differential success of societies. Unlike anything else, culture overcomes the most fundamental obstacle to having a thriving free market democracy: rational self-interest undermining the common good.
Umfang:
1 online resource.
Anmerkungen:
Previously issued in print: 2018.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-933074-3
0-19-091871-3
0-19-933073-5
Schlagworte:
Culture > Economic aspects.
Social systems > Growth.
Cooperation.
Economic development.
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