The Cultural Foundations of Economic Development
Urban Female Entrepreneurship in Ghana
1st Edition
Published on 9. October 1997
Book
Hardback
214 pages
978-0-415-16994-3 (ISBN)
Description
Chalmlee-Wright argues that international aid programmes have often been unsuccessful because they are imported.
The economics of the Austrian School provide a far stronger theoretical framework which can introduce cultural analysis into questions of economic development and other market processes.
The economics of the Austrian School provide a far stronger theoretical framework which can introduce cultural analysis into questions of economic development and other market processes.
Reviews / Votes
'This is a good and serious contribution to the debate on economic development in Ghana and on the Austrian school more generally, which deserves to be widely read.' - Modern African Studies, Vol 36, No. 4 98More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
442 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-16994-3 (9780415169943)
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Urban Female Entrepreneurship in Ghana
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Urban Female Entrepreneurship in Ghana
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Urban Female Entrepreneurship in Ghana
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Available for download
Person
Emily Chamlee-Wright is Assistant Professor of Economics at Beloit College, Wisconsin, USA
Content
Introduction Chapter One. Markets as an Extension of Culture Chapter Two. Economic and Cultural Knowledge: Ghanaian Economic Performance Through an Austrian Lens Chapter Three. The Cultural Foundation of Indigenous Entrepreneurship Chapter Four. Indigenous Credit, Mutual Assistance Societies and Economic Development: Prospects and Impediments Chapter Five. Towards an Interpretive Economics: Three Profiles of Urban Market Women Chapter Six. Conclusion. Culture and Economic Development within the Subjectivist Framework Bibliography.