Screen LibraryCognitive capitalism : human capital and the wellbeing of nations /
Nations can vary greatly in their wealth, democratic rights and the wellbeing of their citizens. These gaps are often obvious, and by studying the flow of immigration one can easily predict people's wants and needs. But why are there also large differences in the level of education indicating d...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2018. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Nations can vary greatly in their wealth, democratic rights and the wellbeing of their citizens. These gaps are often obvious, and by studying the flow of immigration one can easily predict people's wants and needs. But why are there also large differences in the level of education indicating disparities in cognitive ability? How are they related to a country's economic, political and cultural development? Researchers in the paradigms of economics, psychology, sociology, evolution and cultural studies have tried to find answers for these hotly debated issues. In this book, Heiner Rindermann |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 576 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-570) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781107651081 1107651085 9781107050167 1107050162 |
| Index Number: | BF433 |
| CLC: |
G40-05 F112.7 |
| Call Number: | F112.7/R579 |
| Contents: | Large wealth differences across time and nations -- The wellbeing of nations -- Human capital, cognitive ability and intelligence -- International ability differences and their development -- Why some are richer, freer and more democratic -- History, culture and the Burgher-civic world -- Why cognitive factors are important : a theory of cognitive capitalism -- The impact of cognitive-intellectual classes -- Methodological research problems and solutions -- Causes for national and historical differences in cognitive ability and reciprocal effects -- Global models for education, cognitive cap |