Cultural Influences on Economic Analysis
Theory and Empirical Evidence
Published on 1. January 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIII, 246 pages
978-1-349-28528-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the influences of various cultural factors on economic analyses that could be misrepresented by existing economic theories. Most significantly, the book measures the cultural diversity and bilateral similarity indexes of the existing 200 or more countries and regions, and quantifies their impacts on economic activities.
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Edition
1st ed. 2006
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
XIII, 246 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
308 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-28528-0 (9781349285280)
DOI
10.1057/9780230206960
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
10/2006
Palgrave Macmillan
€106.99
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Person
RONGXING GUO has worked and taught at Korea University, Korea, FEEM, Italy, Trier University, Germany, CUMT, China, Peking University, China and ANU, Australia. He has received research grants from many national and international organizations, including the NSF, GDN, EADN and IBM. His recent books include
Handbook of International Disputed Areas
,
Cross-Border Resource Management
,
Border-Regional Economics
and
How the Chinese Economy Works.
Content
List of Boxes List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Notes from the Author Introduction Concepts and Facts Culture as a Tool for Economic Analysis Multicultural Economic Comparisons and Differences Causes for Intercultural Economic Differences A Contribution to Economic Growth in Culturally Diverse Nations Cultural Influences on International Economic Analysis (I) Cultural Influences on International Economic Analysis (II) Location, Size and Political Economy of Cultures Globalization, Conflict Management and Culture Epilogue Appendices Bibliography Index