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A World of Three Cultures - Honor, Achievement and Joy (Hardcover)
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A World of Three Cultures - Honor, Achievement and Joy (Hardcover)
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In this book, Miguel Basanez presents a provocative look at the
impact of culture on global development. Drawing on data from
governments, NGOs, the World Values Survey and more addressing over
one hundred countries, he argues that values, as the "building
blocks" of culture, are directly related to the speed with which
social, cultural and economic development occurs. Basanez utilizes
quantitative survey data to delineate three cultural hyperclusters
across the globe: cultures of honor, which prioritize political
authority; cultures of achievement, which emphasize economic
advancement; and cultures of joy, which focus on social
interactions. According to Basanez, these cultures evolved
chronologically, mirroring the development of agrarian, industrial
and service societies. He argues that a country's developmental
path is profoundly influenced by its people's values and culture,
as crystallized through its formal and informal governing
institutions. Culture is passed down over generations through
families, schools, the media, religious institutions, leadership,
and the law. Although culture and values are in a permanent state
of evolution, leaders and policymakers can also push cultural
change in order to promote desirable goals such as economic growth,
democratization, and equality. Over the course of the book, Basanez
introduces two new measures of development: the Objective
Development Index (which blends rubrics such as health, education,
income, gender equality, political rights and civil liberties, and
economic inequality) and the Subjective Development Index (which
uses responses to the World Values Survey to classify countries
according to their values).
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