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Intercultural Economic Analysis - Theory and Method (Paperback, 2009 ed.)
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Since the end of the Cold War, the study of intercultural relations
has become one of the most popular topics in the field of global
politics and economics. This book presents a methodological
framework for the analysis of intercultural issues frequently
misinterpreted by existing theories. The book uses a
challenge-and-response theory of cultural development to examine
the relationship between different natural disasters and threats
and the developments of ancient civilizations. The spatial
interaction of ancient civilizations is assessed and some
theoretical patterns of intercultural influences are presented with
a focus on the Chinese, Egyptian, Indus, and Mesopotamian
civilizations. Using the development of China as a case study, and
on the basis of a simplified spatial model, the optimal spatial
structure and size of culture areas are mathematically solved, and
the political economy implications to the interactions between
cultures differing in size are illustrated. The book also examines
various aspects of intercultural economic influences, such as those
of culture on international trade. The empirical results suggest
that high-income trade partners are less sensitive than low-income
trade partners to the measures of cultural dissimilarity which
block international trade. The existing literature relating to the
determinants of economic growth treats explanatory variables such
as income inequality and cultural diversity separately. This book
investigates whether there are any conditions under which income
inequality and cultural diversity could encourage economic growth
and provides evidence from a broad panel of nations, which reveals
that economic growth is quite independent from the variables of
inequality and cultural (linguistic and religious) diversity.
Finally, this book provides suggestions for how cultural influences
can benefit developing economies both large and small.
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