Intercultural Economic Analysis Theory and Method
Since the end of the Cold War, the study of intercultural relations has become one of the most popular topics in the field of global politics and economics. This book presents a methodological framework for the analysis of intercultural issues frequently
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Rongxing Guo
Intercultural Economic Analysis Theory and Method
Rongxing Guo Regional Science Association of China at Peking University Beijing China
ISBN 978-1-4419-0848-3 e-ISBN 978-1-4419-0849-0 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-0849-0 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2009932753 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2009 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
This book is dedicated to Confucius, Gautama, Jesus, and Muhammad for their contributions to the creative diversity of contemporary cultures
Preface
Since the end of the Cold War, a series of global and regional economic issues have been puzzling both theorists and practitioners. They include such important problems as: Why have nations with same or similar natural endowments and political contexts had so different economic performances? Why have trade and economic cooperation been efficient between some nations but more and more difficult between the others? These issues are very crucial to contemporary policymakers and practitioners, and many nice theories have been constructed in order to assess them. Unfortunately, it is argued that most existing theories cannot be used to deal with the above issues satisfactorily. This book sets out to present a methodological framework for the analysis of intercultural economic issues that could be misinterpreted by existing theories. It identifies various cultural conditions under which economic policies can (or cannot) be optimized and/or optimally implemented during the process of economic globalization. Another target of this book is to develop new methods and techniques by which to improve the efficiency of intercultural trade and economic cooperation. Springing from my multicultural working experiences during the past decades, this book will prove useful to researchers and practitioners with an interest in the workings of multiculturally based economies, as well as to university students studying international trade and business administration. Except for a few sections, this book is not technically complicated. Therefore, I hope that this book will help researchers as well as ordinary readers and students from different cultural backgrounds to get familiar with our creative, diverse cultur
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