Jones Cultures Merging

A Historical and Economic Critique of Culture
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-2711-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 328 Seiten

Reihe: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World

Eric L. Jones is Professorial Fellow at Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne; Emeritus Professor at La Trobe University; and Visiting Professor at Exeter University. He is the author of The European Miracle and numerous other books and articles on economic history, economic development, international affairs, and environmental history.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jones, Eric L.

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface vii

PART I CULTURAL ANALYSIS

Chapter 1: The Revival of Cultural Explanation 3

Chapter 2: Cultures Fluid and Sticky 31

Chapter 3: Culture as Mediocrity 52

Chapter 4: The Means of Merging 85

Chapter 5: Institutions as Cryptogams 108

PART II CULTURAL COMMENTARY

Chapter 6: Cultures of Immigration 135

Chapter 7: East Asia's Experience 161

Chapter 8: Economic Changes, Cultural Responses 194

Chapter 9: Cultural Protection 223

PART III CONCLUSION

Chapter 10: Culture as Reciprocity 255

Bibliography 273

Index 291

Über Autor(innen)

Eric L. Jones is Professorial Fellow at Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne; Emeritus Professor at La Trobe University; and Visiting Professor at Exeter University. He is the author of The European Miracle and numerous other books and articles on economic history, economic development, international affairs, and environmental history.