Culture, institutions, and development : new insights into an old debate / / edited by Jean-Philippe Platteau and Robert Peccoud

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910785397003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-136-91209-6; 1-136-91210-X; 1-282-88601-0; 9786612886010; 0-203-84333-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Collana: Routledge studies in development economics
• Altri autori (Persone): PeccoudRobert; PlatteauJ. P <1947-> (Jean-Philippe)
• Disciplina: 306.3
• Soggetti: Economic development - Sociological aspects; Economics - Sociological aspects; Culture; Social institutions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Part I Overview of issues; 1 The role of culture in development: An overview; 2 Culture and development: The continuing tension between modern standards and local contexts; 3 Culture and development: Do social struggles make a difference?; Part II Religion, family and ethnicity; 4 Economic underdevelopment in the Middle East: The historical roles of culture, institutions and religion; Comments on Timur Kuran's chapter; 5 Family and kinship ties in development: An economist's perspective; 6 The demand for disadvantage; Part III Culture and entrepreneurship7 Markets and the diffusion of institutional innovations; 8 Culture, management and development; 9 The invention of traditions and entrepreneurship: A critical perspective; Part IV Culture and poverty reduction; 10 Culture matters for poverty, but not because of a culture of poverty: Notes on analytics and policy; Comments on Michael Walton's chapter; Comments on Michael Walton's ; chapter; Part V Conclusion; 11 Revisiting the role of culture; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Does culture matter? This question has taken on added significance since fundamentalist revivalism has recently gained ground in different parts of the world. The old controversy between Max Weber and Karl Marx, which centres around the extent to which cultural factors such as social norms and values affect economic growth is of critical importance, particularly because of its policy implications. Indeed, if culture is not an autonomous factor susceptible to influencing economic realities, it should not matter and public authorities can dispense with thinking about cultural interventions. O