Values At The Core.
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World Scientific Publishing Company,
2020.
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- Introduction
- Different Societies, Different Economic Outcomes
- Stereotyping and National Diversity
- Policies
- The Threat of Ideology
- Limitations to Growth
- Outline
- Part I Values
- Chapter 1 Hard Work
- More than a Stereotype
- Measuring Hard Work
- Migrating Communities
- Confucian Work Ethics
- Protestant Work Ethics
- The Legacy of the Slave Trade
- A Higher Growth Potential
- Chapter 2 Thrift
- Thrift and Saving Behavior
- Private Versus National Savings
- Savings Rates Around the World.
- Willingness Versus Ability to Save
- Savings, Investments, and Exports
- Global Imbalances
- Ageing Populations and the Rise of Consumerism
- Self-control
- Chapter 3 Trust
- The Merits of Trust
- Measuring Social Trust
- The Origins of Social Trust
- Social Trust, Growth, and Inequality
- The Impact of Migration on Social Trust
- Migration and Trust in Sweden
- Political Trust
- Chapter 4 Risk-Taking
- Risk-taking
- Measuring Risk-Taking
- Horror Movies
- Why Is There No Silicon Valley in Europe?
- Risk Aversion in Japan
- Secular Stagnation
- Financial Intermediation at Risk.
- Different Countries, Different Outcomes
- Part II Policies
- Chapter 5 Political Stability
- Debunking a Myth
- Political Instability and Growth
- The Conflict Trap
- Ethnic Diversity
- Political Stability and Social Trust
- Leadership
- Chapter 6 Free Markets
- Domestic Free Trade
- Creative Destruction
- Limits to Domestic Free Trade
- International Trade
- Competing With the World
- Chapter 7 Education
- Holy Grail No More
- Innovation, Development, and Growth
- What Doesn't Work
- Hard Work
- Good Teachers
- Getting Kids to School
- Lifelong Learning.
- Chapter 8 Corruption
- Corruption Takes Various Forms
- The Trouble with Corruption
- Corruption and Social Trust
- Fighting Corruption
- Following the Right Examples
- Chapter 9 Fiscal Policy
- Taxing Inequalities
- Trust and Tax
- Welfare Spending: Beyond Stereotypes
- Reducing Inequalities in Countries with Low Social Trust
- Conditional Cash Transfers
- Chapter 10 Monetary Policy
- Monetary Policies Around the World
- Inflation
- Fighting High Inflation
- Employment in the Age of the Gig Economy
- No Longer the Only Game in Town but Still Very Relevant
- A Valuable World.
- Global Roundup
- A Growth Curve for Each Nation
- A Crisis Like no Other
- A Valuable World
- Endnotes
- About the Authors.