Introduction to Intercultural Economics
This book presents a methodological framework for the analysis of intercultural issues frequently misinterpreted by existing theories. It uses a challenge-and-response theory of cultural development to examine the relationship between different natural di
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Rongxing Guo
Introduction to Intercultural Economics
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Rongxing Guo Regional Science Association of China Peking University Beijing People’s Republic of China
ISSN 2191-5504 ISBN 978-3-642-29275-0 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-29276-7
ISSN 2191-5512 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-642-29276-7 (eBook)
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Preface
Since the end of the Cold War and, to a lesser extent, even a long time before, 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 presen
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