Cultural prerequisites of socioeconomic development.

Abstract:

:In the centuries since the enlightenment, the world has seen an increase in socioeconomic development, measured as increased life expectancy, education, economic development and democracy. While the co-occurrence of these features among nations is well documented, little is known about their origins or co-evolution. Here, we compare this growth of prosperity in nations to the historical record of cultural values in the twentieth century, derived from global survey data. We find that two cultural factors, secular-rationality and cosmopolitanism, predict future increases in GDP per capita, democratization and secondary education enrollment. The converse is not true, however, which indicates that secular-rationality and cosmopolitanism are among the preconditions for socioeconomic development to emerge.

journal_name

R Soc Open Sci

authors

Ruck DJ,Bentley RA,Lawson DJ

doi

10.1098/rsos.190725

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-02-12 00:00:00

pages

190725

issue

2

issn

2054-5703

pii

rsos190725

journal_volume

7

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