Is it kosher to talk about culture?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Temin, P
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC HISTORY
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-0507
• DOI: 10.1017/S0022050700018441
• 发表日期: 1997
• 页码: 267-287
• 关键词: organization; strategy; success

摘要

This address considers the role of culture in economic history. It argues that Anglo-Saxon culture was an important factor determining where and when industrialization began and spread. The contrast between Anglo-Saxon individualism and Japan's more collective culture also is important in understanding the differences between Japanese and American industrial practices today. I predict that Japan's collective culture may give it an economic edge in the coming years despite its current difficulties. And I advocate greater attention to culture by both economists and historians in the practice of economic history.