Why culture matters most /

This book explains why culture - not genes, geography, institutions, or policies - is the key to achieving mass flourishing. Culture therefore best explains the differential success of societies. Unlike anything else, culture overcomes the most fundamental obstacle to having a thriving free market d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rose, David C. (David Charles) (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Culture > Economic aspects. Social systems > Growth. Cooperation. Economic development. Développement économique. economic development. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture. Cooperation Culture > Economic aspects Economic development Social systems > Growth Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The cultural commons
Culture as moral beliefs
Culture as instrument
The rise of flourishing societies
The free market democracy dilemma
The fall of flourishing societies
Family, religion, government, and civilization
Conclusion.