Social evolution, economic development and culture

Download or read book Social evolution, economic development and culture written by Ronald Philip Dore and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2001-01-26 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social Evolution, Economic Development and Culture brings together Ronald Dore's key writings for the first time, making his work accessible across a wide range of social science disciplines. It produces a distinctive perspective with four interlinking themes - technology-driven social evolution, late development, culture and polemics. These are highly topical in the current context of rapid technological innovation and socio-economic change, globalization and accompanying policy choices.