The Cultural Foundations of Economic Development

Urban Female Entrepreneurship in Ghana
1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-415-16994-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 422 g

Reihe: Routledge Foundations of the Market Economy

Chalmlee-Wright argues that international aid programmes have often been unsuccessful because they are imported.
The economics of the Austrian School provide a far stronger theoretical framework which can introduce cultural analysis into questions of economic development and other market processes.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chamlee-Wright, Emily

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Philosophische Anthropologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Entwicklungspolitik, Nord-Süd Beziehungen
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Chapter One. Markets as an Extension of Culture Chapter Two. Economic and Cultural Knowledge: Ghanaian Economic Performance Through an Austrian Lens Chapter Three. The Cultural Foundation of Indigenous Entrepreneurship Chapter Four. Indigenous Credit, Mutual Assistance Societies and Economic Development: Prospects and Impediments Chapter Five. Towards an Interpretive Economics: Three Profiles of Urban Market Women Chapter Six. Conclusion. Culture and Economic Development within the Subjectivist Framework Bibliography.

Über Autor(innen)

Emily Chamlee-Wright is Assistant Professor of Economics at Beloit College, Wisconsin, USA