Elites, minorities and economic growth

Titel: Elites, minorities and economic growth / ed. by Elise S. Brezis ...
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Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 1999
Umfang: 255 Seiten
Format: Buch
Sprache: Englisch
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ISBN: 0444828486
Lokale Klassifikation: 31 3 B ; 31 7 Q ; 31 7 V ; 31 13 A ; 54 13 A
  • Preface
  • p. vii
  • A.
  • Introduction
  • 1.
  • Elites, Minorities and Economic Growth in an Interdisciplinary Perspective
  • p. 3
  • II.
  • Economic, Political Elites and Growth
  • 2.
  • The American Business Elite in Historical Perspective
  • p. 19
  • 3.
  • Business Dynasties in Britain and France
  • p. 41
  • 4.
  • Elites and Civil Societies in the Middle East
  • p. 55
  • 5.
  • The Recruitment and Role of Elites in Israel
  • p. 65
  • 6.
  • Elites, Ethnic Mobilizations and Democracy in Postcommunist Europe
  • p. 75
  • 7.
  • Two Waves of Professionalization of the Hungarian Economic Elite
  • p. 93
  • III.
  • Minorities and Growth
  • 8.
  • Don't Beat Up the Little Guys
  • p. 107
  • 9.
  • How do Minorities Become Elites?
  • p. 115
  • 10.
  • The Jews, the English Industrial Revolution, Technological Innovations and the Sciences
  • p. 129
  • 11.
  • The Weber Thesis and the Jews
  • p. 137
  • 12.
  • The Role of the Chinese Minorities in the Economic Development of Southeast Asian Countries
  • p. 149
  • IV.
  • Theories of Elites and Minorities
  • 13.
  • The Memberships Theory of Inequality: Ideas and Implications
  • p. 161
  • 14.
  • Invention and Rebellion: Why do Innovations Occur at all? An Evolutionary Approach
  • p. 179
  • 15.
  • The Democratization of Political Elites and the Decline in Inequality in Modern Economic Growth
  • p. 205
  • 16.
  • Elites and the Economics of Political Radicalism: Evidence from Oldham, 1841-1852
  • p. 221
  • 17.
  • Elite Schools, Circulation of Elites and Economic Development: The ENA Case
  • p. 235
  • Index
  • p. 249