An edition of Culture matters in Russia--and everywhere
(2015)
Culture matters in Russia--and everywhere
backdrop for the Russia-Ukraine conflict
by Lawrence E. Harrison
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"This collection of essays discusses modernization, democratization, and economic and political reforms in Russia and asserts that these reforms can be accomplished through the reframing of cultural values, attitudes, and institutions. The contributors--which include three Nobel Laureates--strive to analyze and understand Russian culture as tensions between Russia and the West heighten to levels not seen since the Cold War"--Provided by publisher.
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Politics and government, Congresses, Relations, Democratization, Cultural policy, Economic development, Social change, Democracy, Russia (federation), politics and government, Russia (federation), foreign relations, Europe, foreign relations, United states, foreign relations, russia (federation)Places
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Culture matters in Russia--and everywhere: backdrop for the Russia-Ukraine conflict
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Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction
Introduction to the Moscow Symposium Collection / Lawrence Harrison
Transformation of Countries in Transition : Culture and the State / Evgeny Yasin
Part 2: Regional/Civilizational/National Cultures
European Culture : What It Was, Where It Is Going / Josef Joffe
Quo Vadis, Latin America? Four Cultural Obstacles to Economic Development / Oscar Árias Sánchez
Janus in Latin America / Mariano Grondona
How Can African Cultural Capital Prosper? / Daniel Etounga-Manguelle
Cultural Stability and Long Run Economic Performance / Deepak Lal
China's Quest for a New Cultural Identity from a Confucian Humanistic Perspective / Tu Weiming
Economic and Political Development in Slovenia : Betwixt and Between Europe and the Balkans / Katherine Taylor
Part Three: Religions and Development
Contemporary Russian Orthodoxy : From the Social Paradoxes to the Cultural Model / Boris Knorre
Religious Affiliation and Individual Economic and Political Attitudes in Ukraine / Maria Snegovaya
The Cultural Revolution in the Islamic World and What It Means for the Future of Muslim Societies / Pervez Hoodbhoy
"Creation Theology" in Economics : Several Catholic Traditions / Michael Novak
Fight Ethos versus Work Ethos : The Role of the Catholic Church in Fostering Pro-Development Values in Poland / Damian Pyrkosz
Holy Ghost Fire! Pentecostal Religious Culture in Africa / Rachel Okunubi
Part Four: Culture's Influence on Economic Variables
The Role of Culture in Understanding the Process of Economic and Social Change / Douglass North
Culture, Cooperation, and Repeated Games / Eric Maskin
The Effect of Culture on the Functioning of Institutions : Evidence from European Regions / Mariaflavia Harari and Guido Tabellini
Culture and Economic Growth : Getting the Theory Right / William Easterly
An Appraisal of the Cultural Change Institute Factors Typology / Matteo Marini
Part Five: Culture, Psychology and Economics
Cultural Values Influence and Constrain Economic and Social Change / Shalom Schwartz
Cognition East and West : Fundamental Differences in Reasoning and Perception / Richard Nisbett
American Culture and the 2008 Financial Crisis / Geert Hofstede
Culture of Horizontality and Personal Autonomy : A Humanistic Approach to Culture Change / Valery Chirkov and Nadezhda Lebedeva
Part Six: Measuring Culture and Cultural Change
Measuring Culture and Cultural Change : An Introduction / Ronald Inglehart
Measuring Cultural Capital and Change : Axiological Diagnosis / Miguel Basáñez
Trust and Cultural Change in Argentina : A Latin American Comparison / Marita Carballo
Part Seven: The Russian Case
The Economic Wonder : Market and Culture / Oleg Chirkunov
"All Are Guilty, Which Means That Nobody Is!" : Continuing the Talk on Progress in Russian Culture / Andrei Konchalovsky
Basic Human Values of the Russians : Different from and Similar to Other Europeans / Vladimir Magun and Maksim Rudnev
Socio-Cultural Modernization in Russia : Norms and Values System Shift / Natalya Tikhonova
Part Eight: Promoting Progressive Cultural Change
The Role of the Family in the Acquisition of Values / Jerome Kagan
Can Teachers Empower Youth for Democratic Citizenship? Evaluating Civic Education Pedagogies in Mexican Secondary Schools / Fernando Reimers, Maria Elena Ortega, Mariali Cardenas, Armando Estrada, and Emanuel Garza
The Me to Everyone Cable / Reese Schonfeld with Erica Shusas
New Occasions Teach New Duties : Social Change and Leadership / Richard Lamm
Economic Policy and Cultural Change / James Fox
Culture and Legal Dogmatism in an Era of Immaterial Wealth : The Case of Latin America / Octavio Sánchez
A Culture of Profitability / Robert Kleinbaum.
Edition Notes
Papers from the Samuel P. Huntington Memorial Symposium on Culture, Cultural Change and Economic Development held at the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow on May 24-26, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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