Who Prospers: How Cultural Values Shape Economic And Political Success

Harrison, Lawrence E

ISBN 10: 0465091679 / ISBN 13: 9780465091676

Published by Basic Books, 1993

About this Item

The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Who Prospers: How Cultural Values Shape Economic And Political Success
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0465091679
• ISBN 13: 9780465091676
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

What lies behind America's economic and social decline? Can racism explain the ghetto tragedy if two-thirds of America's blacks have made it into the middle class? Why have Chinese, Japanese, and Korean immigrants done so much better than Mexicans? According to Lawrence E. Harrison, the key to answering these and other questions is culture—the values of a people with respect to work, education, frugality, community, fair play, and progress.

About the Author

Lawrence E. Harrison directed USAID missions in five Latin American countries between 1965 and 1981. He is the author of Underdevelopment Is a State of Mind: The Latin American Case, and was the U.S. member on the Haiti crisis mission of the Organization of American States in 1991 and 1992.