文档介绍：DIVERGENT PATHS
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DIVERGENT PATHS
How Culture and
Institutions
Have Shaped
North American Growth
Marc Egnal
New York Oxford
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
1996
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Egnal, Marc.
Divergent paths : how culture and institutions
have shaped North American growth / Mare Egnal.
p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-19-509866-8 (cloth).—ISBN 0-19-510906-6 (pbk.)
1. Northeastern States—Economic conditions.
2. Southern Slates—Economic conditions.
3. Quebec (Province)—Economic conditions.
4. Northeastern States—Social conditions.
5. Southern States—Social conditions.
6. Quebec (Province)—Social conditions.
I. Title.
1996 —dc20 95-31904
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Printed in the United States of America
on acid-free paper
For Judith, Barton, and Benjamin
Preface
Why are some countries or regions economic ess stories, while
others languish in the doldrums of slow growth? The role of culture
and institutions must be placed near the top of any list of reasons.
Take Japan, whose rapid development serves as an example for many
nations. Abundant natural resources do not explain Japanese prosper-
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