Culture Matters

An important look at why some countries and ethnic groups are better off than others, and the role that cultural values play in the shaping of nations' and peoples' political, economic and social performance Prominent scholars and journalists ponder the question of why, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the world is more divided than ever between the rich and the po...

An important look at why some countries and ethnic groups are better off than others, and the role that cultural values play in the shaping of nations' and peoples' political, economic and social performance Prominent scholars and journalists ponder the question of why, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the world is more divided than ever between the rich and the poor, between those living in freedom and those under oppression.

塞缪尔·亨廷顿，美国当代著名国际政治理论家，哈佛大学博士、教授，曾任哈佛国际和地区问题研究所所长、约翰·奥林战略研究所主任、美国政治学会会长，主要著作有《士兵与国家：军民关系的理论与政治》、《变化社会中的政治秩序》、《现代社会中的专制政治》、《民主的危机》、《第三波：20世纪末民主化浪潮》、《文明的冲突与世界秩序的重建》、《我们是谁？》等。

劳伦斯·哈里森，哈佛大学公共管理硕士，哈佛国际与地区问题研究所高级研究员，曾任美国国家合作经营协会、国际开发协会副主席，美国国际开发署拉丁美洲和亚洲问题顾问，驻拉丁美洲危地马拉、哥斯达黎加、海地等五个国家代表团负责人，著有《中间自由派眼中的真相》、《不发达是一种心态》、《谁繁荣？》、《泛美梦》和《发展文化》(合著)等。