Individualism, Collectivism, and Economic Development
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9756693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard Ball (0000-0002-7413-3944, Haverford College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 573 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 57-84 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0002716201573001004 |
| OpenAlex | W4248046726 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 48 |
This article investigates how the prevalence of collectivism or individualism in a society relates to the economic development of the society. The central premise of the article is that causality runs in two directions: the collectivist or individualist character of a society will influence the course of economic development, and simultaneously economic growth and changes in economic structure will alter the orientation of the society toward individualism or collectivism. The recognition of this two-way causality suggests four broad hypotheses concerning the interaction between economic and cultural factors: (1) economic development is impeded by collectivism and facilitated by individualism; (2) economic development is facilitated by collectivism and impeded by individualism; (3) economic development promotes collectivism and erodes individualism; and (4) economic development erodes collectivism and promotes individualism. The arguments and evidence that have been marshaled in support of each of these hypotheses are examined, and the general themes and implications that emerge are discussed
Causality (physics · Collectivism · Economic system · Economics · Epistemology · Individualism · Market economy · Political science · Positive economics · Premise · Sociology · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies · Economic Theory and Institutions · Psychology · Social and Cultural Dynamics · Social Psychology
Institutions and Impersonal Exchange
Social Interactions and Relationships
Everyday Choices
Systematic review and meta-analysis of internalised stigma and stigma resistance in patients with psychosis
Coping strategies and social representations of bullies among bullying victims from individualistic and collectivist societies
Collectivism
Collectivism
Cross-national differences in entrepreneurial activity
I have already died in this PLACE
La minería como factor de desarrollo en la Sierra Juárez de Oaxaca. Una valoración ética
Volunteering and the state
Individualism and support for Covid-19 government interventions
The influence of the cultural values independence and obedience on regional incomes
Location, location, location
North Meets Hofstede
Individualist and Collectivist Cultures, and the Welfare State
Individualism and the Health–Economy Tradeoff During the Covid‐19 Pandemic
Redistribution and the Individualism-Collectivism Dimension of Culture
Experiences of Intergenerational Caregiving among Women Belonging to the Sandwich Generation
Bonding Social Capital in a Postcommunist Region
Autocratic Government Moderates the Relationship Between Culture and Legal Restriction
Temporal Relationships Between Individualism-Collectivism and the Economy in Soviet Russia
Collectivism and Governmentally Initiated Restrictions
Intergenerational Social Mobility and Popular Explanations of Poverty
Structure and change in economic history
Micromotives and macrobehavior
Governing the Commons
The Market Experience
The Handbook of Experimental Economics
Social Limits to Growth
Public Goods
Social Limits to Growth
An experimental analysis of ultimatum bargaining
Max Weber
The origins of English individualism
The Gift Relationship
The Rise and Decline of Nations
Institutions, Institutional Change and Economic Performance
Why Should We Care about Group Inequality?
A theory of social custom, of which unemployment may be one consequence
Behind the market stage where real societies exist ‐ part II
Incorporating Fairness into Game Theory and Economics
Economic Growth and Income Inequality
Modernization and Postmodernization
The Logic of Collective Action
Social Norms and Economic Incentives in the Welfare State
The Glasgow Edition of the Works and Correspondence of Adam Smith, Vol. 5
Institutions and economic growth
The Possibility of Cooperation
Cultural Beliefs and the Organization of Society
The Moral Basis of a Backward Society
Experiments on the Provision of Public Goods. I. Resources, Interest, Group Size, and the Free-Rider Problem
Avenues of Participation
Moral Basis of a Backward Society
Factors predicting the subjective well-being of nations
Does Social Capital Have an Economic Payoff? A Cross-Country Investigation
Social Norms and Economic Theory
Adam Smith and the Stock of Moral Capital
Progress in Behavioral Game Theory
Spontaneous Order
The Construction of Nationhood
The Passions and the Interests
The Strength of Weak Ties
| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,13 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 26 |