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Book Description
An important look at why some countries and ethnic groups are better off than others, and the role that cultural values play in the shaping of nations' and peoples' political, economic and social performance Prominent scholars and journalists ponder the question of why, at the beginning of the twentContinue
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- English Books
- Paperback 348 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0465031765
- ISBN-13: 9780465031764
- Publisher: Basic Books
- Pub date: Apr 01, 2001
- Dimensions: 1290 mm x 903 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Hardcover
- In other languages: other languages
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Why are some nations so poor and others so rich? Two Harvard professors recently revived an old-fashioned answer to this unsettling question, and it sits plainly as the title of their book: ‘Culture Matters.’ Anyone who has ever agreed with them that ... (read full critics)