Culture, Institutions, and Development (eBook, ePUB)

New Insights Into an Old Debate
Redaktion: Platteau, Jean-Philippe; Peccoud, Robert

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book brings together economists, sociologists and anthropologists to discuss the role of culture in economic development, addressing such issues as religion, family, ethnic ties, entrepreneurship and poverty.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136912092
• Artikelnr.: 42975778

Autorenporträt

Jean-Philippe Platteau is Professor of Economics and Director of CRED (Centre for Research in the Economics of Development) at the University of Namur, Belgium. Robert Peccoud, a sociologist, is Director of the Research Department at Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Paris.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Overview of issues 1. The role of culture in development: an
overview Jean-Philippe Platteau 2. Culture and development: the continuing
tension between modern standards and local contexts Héla Yousfi 3. Culture
and development: do social struggles make a difference? Jean-François
Bayart Part 2: Religion, family and ethnicity 4. Economic underdevelopment
in the Middle East: the historical roles of culture, institutions, and
religion Timur Kuran Comments Mona Makram Ebeid 5. Family and kinship ties
in development: an economist's perspective Eliana La Ferrara 6. The demand
for disadvantage Rohini Somanathan Part 3: Culture and entrepreneurship 7.
Markets and the diffusion of institutional innovations Marcel Fafchamps 8.
Culture, management and development Philippe d'Iribarne 9. The invention of
traditions and entrepreneurship: a critical perspective Jean-Pierre Warnier
Part 4: Culture and poverty reduction 10. Culture matters for poverty, but
not because of a culture of poverty - Notes on analytics and policy
Michael Walton Comments Stuti Khemani and Stéphanie Mahieu Part 5:
Conclusion 11. Repositioning culture Jean-Philippe Platteau and Robert
Peccoud