Narratives of Change: Culture and Local Economic Development

Goodman, DS

Narratives of Change: Culture and Local Economic Development

Goodman, DS

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Portal: Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies, 2007, 4 (1), pp. 1 - 12
Issue Date:: 2007-01

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dc.contributor.author	Goodman, DS	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Portal: Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies, 2007, 4 (1), pp. 1 - 12	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	There are essentially three difficulties attending any search for cultural explanations of change in China: culture can be a broad and often a somewhat imprecise concept; the scale of China makes for difficulties in the unit of analysis; and the assumption of historical continuity may be somewhat attenuated. The antidote to essentialisation about Chinese culture is to approach explanation at a more local level. A recognition that there are local accounts of social and economic change that both help motivate behaviour and provide legitimation for specific forms of activity provides a more convincing framework for understanding the role of culture in both the evolution of the economic environment and business development.	en_US
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Abstract:

There are essentially three difficulties attending any search for cultural explanations of change in China: culture can be a broad and often a somewhat imprecise concept; the scale of China makes for difficulties in the unit of analysis; and the assumption of historical continuity may be somewhat attenuated. The antidote to essentialisation about Chinese culture is to approach explanation at a more local level. A recognition that there are local accounts of social and economic change that both help motivate behaviour and provide legitimation for specific forms of activity provides a more convincing framework for understanding the role of culture in both the evolution of the economic environment and business development.

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