Jones Cultures Merging

A Historical and Economic Critique of Culture
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ISBN: 978-1-4008-2711-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
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E-Book, Englisch, Band 18, 328 Seiten, EPUB

Reihe: The Princeton Economic History of the Western World

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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.