"Eric Jones is one of the world's foremost economic historians and
in this book he turns his attention to one of the most difficult
puzzles of all: how much does culture matter for economic
development? Culture often seems to be a constraint on what
individuals and societies can do, yet in some circumstances
cultures can change at remarkable speed. This book provides an
erudite and thought-provoking guide for the culturally
perplexed."--Paul Seabright, University of Toulouse
"One of the most fascinating and promising developments in
thinking about the economy during recent years is the attempt to
reintroduce the concept of culture into the analysis. This time
around, however, an effort is made to use cultural explanation in
such a way that it does not promise too much-but still delivers.
Eric L. Jones's new book represents an excellent introduction to
this debate. It also contains a wise as well as a suggestive
solution for where to draw the line between using culture to
explain everything and excluding it totally from the
analysis."--Richard Swedberg, Cornell University
"A landmark treatment of economics and culture."--Tyler Cowen,
author of "Good and Plenty: The Creative Successes of American Arts
Funding"
"Jones, among the world's leading economic historians, marshals
here a lifetime of scholarship to take on the enemies of
globalization--especially the cultural relativists who defend as
'traditional' a life of ignorance and patriarchy, material poverty,
and female circumcision. The book is beautifully and amusingly
written, and Jones is wonderfully wide in his reference, ranging
over anthropology, history, economics, social psychology, film,
recent journalism, and thehistory of medieval China. He uses his
personal experience, when relevant, which adds to the charm of the
book. But the argument is grounded in economics and economic
history: culture matters, Jones argues, but it is not eternal; in
fact, it is quite changeable, and can be either an economic drag or
enabler."--Deirdre McCloskey, University of Illinois, Chicago,
author of "The Rhetoric of Economics"
General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
The Princeton Economic History of the Western World |
Release date: |
March 2006 |
First published: |
March 2006 |
Authors: |
Eric L Jones
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Trade binding
|
Pages: |
328 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-11737-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Reference & Interdisciplinary >
Communication studies >
General
|
LSN: |
0-691-11737-3 |
Barcode: |
9780691117379 |
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