The Geography of Underdevelopment Institutions and the Impact of Culture /

• Main Author: Khawar, Mariam (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Economic geography.; Economic history.; Development economics.; Economics.; Economic History.; Development Economics.; Economic Geography.

This book examines why the differences in comparative economic development across the world have a geographical pattern. It argues that there is a missing component in the geography versus institutions debate, namely the role of culture and its impact either directly on development or indirectly thr...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Whither Geography? Reviewing Geography’s Impact on Economic Development
• 2. Pinpointing the Tropical Effect: The Relevance of Climate
• 3. North versus South: An Examination of Regional Comparative Development in Italy and Brazil
• 4. Did Geography Influence the United States?
• 5. Untangling Cultural Evolution and Economic Development
• 6. Connecting the Arrows: Geography, Culture, Institutions, and Economic Development.