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IQ and the wealth of nations [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen
| IQ and the wealth of nations [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen |
| Autore | Lynn Richard <1930-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 153.9/09 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | VanhanenTatu |
| Collana | Human evolution, behavior, and intelligence |
| Soggetto topico |
Intellect - Social aspects
Intellect National characteristics Economics - Sociological aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-42270-X
9786610422708 0-313-01089-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455712903321 |
Lynn Richard <1930->
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| Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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IQ and the wealth of nations [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen
| IQ and the wealth of nations [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen |
| Autore | Lynn Richard <1930-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 153.9/09 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | VanhanenTatu |
| Collana | Human evolution, behavior, and intelligence |
| Soggetto topico |
Intellect - Social aspects
Intellect National characteristics Economics - Sociological aspects |
| ISBN |
1-280-42270-X
9786610422708 0-313-01089-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780260803321 |
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Lynn Richard <1930->
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| Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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IQ and the wealth of nations [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen
| IQ and the wealth of nations [[electronic resource] /] / Richard Lynn and Tatu Vanhanen |
| Autore | Lynn Richard <1930-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 153.9/09 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | VanhanenTatu |
| Collana | Human evolution, behavior, and intelligence |
| Soggetto topico |
Intellect - Social aspects
Intellect National characteristics Economics - Sociological aspects |
| ISBN |
1-280-42270-X
9786610422708 0-313-01089-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- IQ AND THE WEALTH OF NATIONS -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Why Are Some Countries So Rich and Others So Poor? -- CLIMATE THEORIES -- GEOGRAPHY -- MODERNIZATION THEORIES -- PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORIES -- CULTURE -- DEPENDENCY AND WORLD SYSTEM THEORIES -- NEOCLASSICAL THEORIES -- MULTI-CAUSAL THEORIES -- SUMMARY -- 2 Intelligence: An Introduction to the Concept -- DEFINITION OF INTELLIGENCE -- THE HIERARCHICAL MODEL OF INTELLIGENCE -- THE IQ -- ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CORRELATES OF INTELLIGENCE -- NATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN INTELLIGENCE -- THE HERITABILITY OF INTELLIGENCE -- SUMMARY -- 3 Intelligence and Earnings -- INTELLIGENCE AND EARNINGS -- TRAINABILITY -- JOB PROFICIENCY -- COGNITIVE CAPACITIES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF INTELLIGENCE -- A MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF IQ, EARNINGS, AND OCCUPATION -- THE LAW OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND -- SUMMARY -- 4 Intelligence and Further Economic and Social Phenomena -- EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT -- INTELLIGENCE AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS -- LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT -- GENIUS -- THE BELL CURVE -- THE UNDERCLASS -- SUMMARY -- 5 The Sociology of Intelligence, Earnings, and Social Competence -- NEW YORK CITY, 1930-32 -- LONDON, 1937 -- AMERICAN CITIES, 1939 -- AMERICAN STATES -- THE BRITISH ISLES -- FRANCE AND SPAIN -- INTELLIGENCE AND MORTALITY -- SELECTIVE MIGRATION AND POPULATION IQ DIFFERENCES -- POSITIVE FEEDBACK EFFECTS -- THE GENETIC COMPONENT IN SUB-POPULATION DIFFERENCES -- SUMMARY -- 6 Data on Variables and Methods of Analysis -- CALCULATION OF NATIONAL IQs IN 81 COUNTRIES -- RELIABILITY OF NATIONAL IQs -- VALIDITY OF NATIONAL IQs -- NATIONAL IQs AND REACTION TIMES -- NATIONAL IQs AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT -- ESTIMATION OF MISSING NATIONAL IQs -- DATA FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT -- METHODS OF ANALYSIS -- SUMMARY -- 7 National IQs and Economic Development in 81 Nations.
CORRELATIONS OF NATIONAL IQs AND PER CAPITA INCOME -- CORRELATIONS OF NATIONAL IQs AND ECONOMIC GROWTH -- REGRESSION OF NATIONAL INCOME IN 1998 ON IQs -- SUMMARY -- 8 National IQs and Economic Development in 185 Countries -- CORRELATIONS BETWEEN NATIONAL IQs AND PER CAPITA INCOME, 1820-1998 -- CORRELATIONS BETWEEN NATIONAL IQs AND ECONOMIC GROWTH -- REGRESSION OF PER CAPITA INCOME IN 1900 ON IQs -- REGRESSION OF PER CAPITA INCOME IN 1930 ON IQs -- REGRESSION OF PER CAPITA INCOME IN 1960 ON IQs -- REGRESSION OF PER CAPITA INCOME IN 1998 ON IQs -- ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES -- Extreme Deviations -- Significantly Deviant Countries -- COUNTRIES WITH MINOR DEVIATIONS -- NON-DEVIANT COUNTRIES -- THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY -- SUMMARY -- 9 Intelligence and Markets as the Determinants of Economic Development -- INTELLIGENCE AND EARNING CAPACITY -- INTELLIGENCE OF POLITICAL LEADERS -- CLIMATE, GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RECONSIDERED -- MODERNIZATION AND CONVERGENCE THEORIES -- INDIA -- CHINA -- JAPAN -- SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA -- SUMMARY -- 10 The Future of the Wealth of Nations -- NUTRITION -- MALNUTRITION IN UNDERDEVELOPED NATIONS -- HEALTH -- EDUCATION -- DYSGENIC FERTILITY -- PERSISTENCE OF NATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN MEAN IQs -- GENETIC BASIS OF NATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN INTELLIGENCE -- CONCLUSIONS: HOW SHOULD WE LIVE WITH PERSISTENT INEQUALITIES? -- Appendix 1 The Calculation of National Intelligence Levels -- Argentina -- Australia -- Austria -- Barbados -- Belgium -- Brazil -- Bulgaria -- Canada -- China -- Colombia -- Congo (Brazzaville) -- Congo (Zaire) -- Croatia -- Cuba -- Czech Republic -- Denmark -- Ecuador -- Egypt -- Equatorial Guinea -- Ethiopia -- Fiji -- Finland -- France -- Germany -- Ghana -- Greece -- Guatemala -- Guinea -- Hong Kong -- Hungary -- India -- Indonesia -- Iran -- Iraq -- Ireland -- Israel -- Italy. Jamaica -- Japan -- Kenya -- Lebanon -- Malaysia -- Marshall Islands -- Mexico -- Morocco -- Nepal -- The Netherlands -- New Zealand -- Nigeria -- Norway -- Peru -- Philippines -- Poland -- Portugal -- Puerto Rico -- Qatar -- Romania -- Russia -- Sierra Leone -- Singapore -- Slovakia -- Slovenia -- South Africa -- South Korea -- Spain -- Sudan -- Suriname -- Sweden -- Switzerland -- Taiwan -- Tanzania -- Thailand -- Tonga -- Turkey -- Uganda -- United States -- Uruguay -- Western Samoa -- Zambia -- Zimbabwe -- Appendix 2 Data on Per Capita Income and Economic Growth in 185 Countries -- Bibliography -- Index -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809206303321 |
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Lynn Richard <1930->
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| Westport, Conn., : Praeger, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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