Culture, institutions, and development : new insights into an old debate / / edited by Jean-Philippe Platteau and Robert Peccoud |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.3 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PeccoudRobert
PlatteauJ. P <1947-> (Jean-Philippe) |
Collana | Routledge studies in development economics |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Sociological aspects
Economics - Sociological aspects Culture Social institutions |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-136-91210-X
1-282-88601-0 9786612886010 0-203-84333-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459194403321 |
New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Culture, institutions, and development : new insights into an old debate / / edited by Jean-Philippe Platteau and Robert Peccoud |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.3 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PeccoudRobert
PlatteauJ. P <1947-> (Jean-Philippe) |
Collana | Routledge studies in development economics |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Sociological aspects
Economics - Sociological aspects Culture Social institutions |
ISBN |
1-136-91209-6
1-136-91210-X 1-282-88601-0 9786612886010 0-203-84333-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785397003321 |
New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Culture, institutions, and development : new insights into an old debate / / edited by Jean-Philippe Platteau and Robert Peccoud |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.3 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
PeccoudRobert
PlatteauJ. P <1947-> (Jean-Philippe) |
Collana | Routledge studies in development economics |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Sociological aspects
Economics - Sociological aspects Culture Social institutions |
ISBN |
1-136-91209-6
1-136-91210-X 1-282-88601-0 9786612886010 0-203-84333-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817294603321 |
New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Towards gender equity in development / / Siwan Anderson, Lori Beaman, and Jean-Philippe Platteau [[electronic resource]] |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
Disciplina | 305.4091724 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Women in economic development - Developing countries
Sex discrimination against women - Developing countries Women - Developing countries - Social conditions |
ISBN |
0-19-256506-0
0-19-256505-2 0-19-186811-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Marital trajectories and women's wellbeing in Senegal / Sylvie Lambert, Dominique van de Walle, and Paola Villar -- Making marriages last: trust is good, but credible information is better / Rebecca L. Thornton and Hans-Peter Kohler -- Intra-household bargaining in poor countries / Jean-Marie Baland and Roberta Ziparo -- Forced migration and attitudes towards domestic violence: Evidence from Turkey / Selim Gulesci -- Bride price and the wellbeing of women / Sara Lowes and Nathan Nunn -- Reducing early pregnancy in low-income countries: A literature review and new evidence / Lars Ivar Oppedal Berge, Kjetil Bjorvatn, Amina Mohamed Maalim, Vincent Somville, and Bertil Tungodden -- Breaking the metal ceiling: Female entrepreneurs who succeed in male-dominated sectors / Francisco Campos, Markus Goldstein, Laura McGorman, Ana Maria Munoz Boudet, and Obert Pimhidzai -- Career dynamics and gender gaps among employees in the microfinance sector / Ina Ganguli, Ricardo Hausmann, and Martina Viarengo -- Why do women co-operate more in women's groups? / James Fearon and Macartan Humphreys -- The impact of social mobilization on health service delivery and health outcomes: Evidence from rural Pakistan / Xavier Gine, Salma Khalid, and Ghazala Mansuri -- Governance and the reversal of women's rights: The case of abortion in El Salvador / Jocelyn Viterna, Jose Santos Guardado Bautista, Silvia Ivette Juarez Barrios, and Alba Evelyn Cortez -- Gender, Islam, and law / John R. Bowen -- The effect of China's One Child Policy on sex selection, family size, and the school enrolment of daughters / Nancy Qian -- Eradicating women-hurting customs: What role for social engineering? / Jean-Philippe Platteau, Giulia Camilotti, and Emmanuelle Auriol -- Are caste categories misleading? The relationship between gender and jati in three Indian states / Shareen Joshi, Nishtha Kochhar, and Vijayendra Rao -- Excess female mortality in Africa / Siwan Anderson and Debraj Ray. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910321955003321 |
Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2018 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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