Market Cultures: Society and Morality in the New Asian Capitalisms - Brossura

Hefner, Robert W

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1864486163 ISBN 13: 9781864486162

Casa editrice: Allen & Unwin, 1998

Riassunto

Praise for Market Cultures: The topic of what causes a group to be successful in making the transition from the diverse traditional economic systems and their values to a modern capitalist economy is one of the central issues in how the third world is going to cope with the rapid and drastic changes they are facing as they get dragged, or jump, into the modern globalised economy. These studies dispose of old stereotypes, challenge popular theories, and usually suggest new more productive approaches. The topic is of great urgency and the studies are first class.Alice G. Dewey, University of Hawaii I believe this will be a very significant contribution to a reexamination of the links between culture and economy, the impact of which will be felt across a number of disciplines. I found it one of the most consistently compelling collections of readings on any topic that I have read in some time. Truly a pleasure to read. Rita Smith Kipp, Kenyon College Market Cultures examines the spectacular growth of capitalist enterprise among overseas Chinese and Southeast Asians. It does so, not thorugh formal models, but by way of the varied cultures and organisations in

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• Editore: Allen & Unwin
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1864486163
• ISBN 13: 9781864486162
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 384