Cultural and Institutional Bifurcation: China and Europe Compared

Guido Tabellini and Avner Greif

No 7648, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: How to sustain cooperation is a key challenge for any society. Different social organizations have evolved in the course of history to cope with this challenge by relying on different combinations of external (formal and informal) enforcement institutions and intrinsic motivation. Some societies rely more on informal enforcement and moral obligations within their constituting groups. Others rely more on formal enforcement and general moral obligations towards society at large. How do culture and institutions interact in generating different evolutionary trajectories of societal organizations? Do contemporary attitudes, institutions and behavior reflect distinct pre-modern trajectories?

Keywords: China; City; Cooperation; Culture; Value (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E11 N13 N15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-01
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