Volker Bornschier

Culture and Politics in Economic Development (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

In this important book, Volker Bornschier analyzes growth and development in the Old and New Worlds - the so-called 'developed' countries. He shows how sociological and political factors have a massive impact on economic change in those countries.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134326105
• Artikelnr.: 42636125

Autorenporträt

Volker Bornschier is Professor of Sociology at the University of Zurich. He is the author of a number of important books including The Global Political Economy (Sage, 1999) and State-Building in Europe (Cambridge University Press, 2000)

Inhaltsangabe

1. Topics of Economic Sociology in this Book Part 1: Why and To What Extent
Do Cultural Resources Matter? 2. Trust and Growth 3. Trust and
Technological Change: The Case of Internet Diffusion 4. Trust, Innovation
and Entrepreneurship Part 2: Democracy, Political Styles, Trust and Formal
Education 5. Democracy's Indirect Role for Growth and Technological Change
6. The Double Dividend of Expanding Education for Development 7. Political
Styles and the Production of Trust in Rich Democracies Part 3: Beyond the
Nation-State: Supra- and Transnational Links 8. Transnationals and
Supranationals: The Elite Bargain towards European Union 9. Regional
Integration and Economic Growth: The Case of the EU 10. The Political and
Economic Logic of Integration: The Convergence Policies of the European
Union Part 4: Persisting Differences and Change in the Societal Model 11.
The Persistence of Varieties of Capitalism in Rich Democracies 12.
Transition toward the New Societal Model