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Values at the core = how human values contribute to the rise of nations /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Values at the core/ Thomas Grandjean, ChinHwee Tan.
Reminder of title:	how human values contribute to the rise of nations /
Author:	Grandjean, Thomas.
other author:	Tan, ChinHwee.
Published:	Singapore :World Scientific, : c2021.,
Description:	1 online resource (xxiv, 197 p.)
Subject:	Economic development. -
Online resource:	https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/12048#t=toc
ISBN:	9789811228537

Values at the core = how human values contribute to the rise of nations /
Grandjean, Thomas.

Values at the corehow human values contribute to the rise of nations /[electronic resource] :Thomas Grandjean, ChinHwee Tan. - 1st ed. - Singapore :World Scientific,c2021. - 1 online resource (xxiv, 197 p.)

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Introduction -- Values. Hard work. Thrift. Trust. Risk-taking -- Policies. Political stability. Free markets. Education. Corruption. Fiscal policy. Monetary policy -- A valuable world -- Endnotes -- About the authors.

"Throughout the history of mankind, the rise of societies, whether civilizations, nations, or communities, has been a story of human achievement. From the rise of the Akkadian empire in ancient Mesopotamia to the re-emergence of modern China, people constitute the basic denominator upon which societies build their success. The way people around the world think and behave is guided by a complex system of values. These values constitute key factors in the way economies are structured and their potential for further growth. To a large extent, they explain why Japan has gone through multiple lost decades; why Nordic countries accept the highest tax rates in the world, making their societies much more equal; why China has such a large trade surplus with the United States; or why some nations become stuck in a middle-income trap. It is these values, coupled with the right policies, that ultimately determine the economic destiny of nations. In this book, we explore how the combination of human values and policies affects national economic outcomes. We focus on certain key values conducive to growth: are people of a given nation, on average, hardworking, thrifty? Do they trust each other? Are they risk-takers? The harder people work, the higher the growth potential. Different savings patterns determine, to a large extent, whether a country will grow through investments and exports or consumption, and have generated large global imbalances over time. Trust goes a long way in explaining wealth and income inequalities and the role that governments can play in minimizing those inequalities. Economies with highly risk-averse citizens will stall. We also identify policies which have the greatest impact on economies. Political stability, much more so than any form of governance, is a precondition for growth. Free markets imply a process of creative destruction, free and fair competition, and a level playing field among companies. An educated workforce is a vital enabler of higher productivity and innovation. Corruption can seriously derail growth once it becomes endemic. Sound fiscal and monetary policies stabilize an economy as it goes through cycles and can greatly contribute to a more equal society and a more robust financial sector"--Publisher's website.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

ISBN: 9789811228537Subjects--Topical Terms:

555228
Economic development.

LC Class. No.: HD82 / .G636 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 170

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