Socio-cultural factors in economic development

Nearly all development theories, economic and non-economic, are based on a scientific-technological view of the world, which ignores the question of whether similar underlying social values and customs can be presupposed in other cultures. This is probably one of the key causes of the crisis in deve...

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Published in:Intereconomics
Main Author: Büscher, Martin E. H. 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sciendo March/April 1989
In: Intereconomics
Further subjects:B Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
B Economic sociology
B Development theory
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Summary:Nearly all development theories, economic and non-economic, are based on a scientific-technological view of the world, which ignores the question of whether similar underlying social values and customs can be presupposed in other cultures. This is probably one of the key causes of the crisis in development theory and policy, the importance of which can hardly be overestimated.
ISSN:1613-964X
Contains:Enthalten in: Intereconomics
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/BF02928555
HDL: 10419/140178