TY - CHAP
T1 - Conditions (Predictor Variables)
T2 - Theories Explaining Prosperity Differences (B), (C), (D), (E)
AU - García Portilla, Jason
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s).
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - This chapter defines the conditions elements of the research model in this study (Fig. 2.1 ). Therefore, Sects. 5.1–5.7 refer to some influential theories that have sought to explain differences in prosperity between countries from diverse disciplinary perspectives. Potential prosperity factors/theories can be clustered into three groups: (1) cultural and religious values; (2) institutions and economic growth; (3) environment and geography. Each of these distinct theories may contain “a grain of truth” about understanding prosperity imbalances between countries. Ideally, prosperity theories should be complementary instead of competing explanations. For example, geography and environmental theories explain how seasonal lands can provide a society and its economy better conditions to prosper. Institutional theory helps explain how institutions model social prosperity by perpetuating equality loops or by concentrating wealth. Cultural theory contributes to the understanding of the influence of cultural variables, such as religious beliefs and values, on prosperity. Yet, the relations among environment/geography, culture, institutions, and prosperity are highly complex and involve massive historical dynamics which would normally far exceed the scope of empirical research.
AB - This chapter defines the conditions elements of the research model in this study (Fig. 2.1 ). Therefore, Sects. 5.1–5.7 refer to some influential theories that have sought to explain differences in prosperity between countries from diverse disciplinary perspectives. Potential prosperity factors/theories can be clustered into three groups: (1) cultural and religious values; (2) institutions and economic growth; (3) environment and geography. Each of these distinct theories may contain “a grain of truth” about understanding prosperity imbalances between countries. Ideally, prosperity theories should be complementary instead of competing explanations. For example, geography and environmental theories explain how seasonal lands can provide a society and its economy better conditions to prosper. Institutional theory helps explain how institutions model social prosperity by perpetuating equality loops or by concentrating wealth. Cultural theory contributes to the understanding of the influence of cultural variables, such as religious beliefs and values, on prosperity. Yet, the relations among environment/geography, culture, institutions, and prosperity are highly complex and involve massive historical dynamics which would normally far exceed the scope of empirical research.
KW - Colonialism
KW - Cultural and institutional influences of religion
KW - Culture
KW - Determinist theories of prosperity
KW - Environmental Performance Index (EPI)
KW - Institutions
KW - New Economic History
KW - Religion
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-78498-0_5
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-78498-0_5
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85121352817
T3 - Contributions to Economics
SP - 35
EP - 57
BT - Contributions to Economics
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
ER -