The Achieving SocietyThis book provides a factual basis for evaluating economic, historical, and sociological theories that explain the rise and fall of civilizations. |
Contents
EXPLAINING ECONOMIC GROWTH | 1 |
How It Is MEASURED AND | 36 |
ACHIEVING SOCIETIES IN THE MODERN WORLD | 63 |
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achievement imagery Achievement level achievement motivation Achievement scores activities Affiliation appear argued ascribed status associated attitudes average n Achievement behavior better birth rate boys with high Brazil capita Catholic cent century Chapter characteristics children's stories correlation culture economic development economic growth economists electrical entrepreneurial estimates evidence example expected fact factors father figures Furthermore Germany graphic expression high n Achievement higher hypothesis important income increase India individual industrial Industrial Revolution interest Italy Japan less low n Achievement managers measure ment modern mothers nomic obtained particular percentage period Poland population predicted problem produce Protestant Protestantism psychological rapidly rate of economic readers reason relationship religious sample significant significantly social social class society standard standard score status stress subjects with high success Table tend tion traditional Turkey underdeveloped countries United values variables verbal n Achievement ʼn Achievement