Is it Kosher to Talk about Culture?
探讨文化在经济史中的作用，认为盎格鲁-撒克逊文化是工业化起源和传播的关键因素，并比较了美日文化差异对工业实践的影响，预测日本集体文化可能带来经济优势。
This address considers the role of culture in economic history. It argues that AngloSaxon culture was an important factor determining where and when industrialization began and spread. The contrast between Anglo-Saxon individualism and Japan’s more collective culture also is important in understanding the differences between Japanese and American industrial practices today. I predict that Japan’s collective culture may give it an economic edge in the coming years despite its current difficulties. And I advocate greater attention to culture by both economists and historians in the practice of economic history.