ABSTRACT

Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change is a collection of 21 expert essays on the institutions that transmit cultural values from generation to generation. The essays are an outgrowth of a research project begun by Samuel Huntington and Larry Harrison in their widely discussed book Culture Matters the goal of which is guidelines for cultural change that can accelerate development in the Third World. The essays in this volume cover child rearing, several aspects of education, the world's major religions, the media, political leadership, and development projects.
The book is companion volume to Developing Cultures: Case Studies.(0415952808).

part I|33 pages

Child Rearing

part III|178 pages

Religion

chapter 10|18 pages

Culture Begins with Cult

The Surprising Growth of the Catholic People

chapter 11|19 pages

Reimagining the Orthodox Tradition

Nurturing Democratic Values in Orthodox Christian Civilization

chapter 15|18 pages

Islam Matters

Culture and Progress in the Muslim World

part V|15 pages

Leadership

part VI|35 pages

Development Projects

chapter 20|16 pages

Donor Projects and Culture Change

The Case of Costa Rica

chapter 21|17 pages

Can Social Capital Be Constructed?

Decentralization and Social Capital Formation in Latin America1