ABSTRACT
In this important book, pre-eminent economic sociologist Volker Bornschier analyzes growth and development in the Old and New Worlds - the so-called 'developed' countries. He shows how sociological and political factors have a massive impact on economic change in those countries.
The book is a significant contribution to the burgeoning literature on social capital, trust and democracy and will be of interest to those in the fields of economics, sociology, politics and development studies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|28 pages
Topics of economic sociology in this book
part I|70 pages
Why and to what extent do cultural resources matter?
part II|54 pages
Democracy, political styles, trust and formal education
chapter 5|15 pages
Democracy's indirect role for growth and technological change
chapter 6|17 pages
The double dividend of expanding education for development
chapter 7|20 pages
Political styles and the production of trust in rich democracies
part III|50 pages
Beyond the nation-state:
chapter 10|17 pages
The political and economic logic of integration
The convergence policies of the EU
part IV|44 pages
Persisting differences and the change in the societal model
