The Role of Culture in Development No 226, 2008/2 - 294 pagesPages 5 to 7EditorialPages 21 to 29IntroductionBy Jean-Philippe PlatteauPages 31 to 54Economic Underdevelopment in the Middle East: The Historical Roles of Culture, Institutions, and ReligionBy Timur KuranPages 55 to 59Commentary on an Article by Timur KuranBy Mona Makram-EbeidPages 61 to 84Family and Kinship Ties in Development: An Economist's PerspectiveBy Eliana La FerraraPages 85 to 110Culture and Development: Do Social Struggles Make a Difference?By Jean-François BayartPages 111 to 131The Demand for "Disadvantage"By Rohini SomanathanPages 133 to 190Culture Has an Impact on Poverty, but not Because of a Culture of PovertyBy Michael WaltonPages 191 to 197Commentary on an Article by Michael WaltonBy Stéphanie MahieuPages 199 to 204Commentary on an Article by Michael WaltonBy Stuti KhemaniPages 205 to 228Markets and the Dissemination of Institutional InnovationsBy Marcel FafchampsPages 229 to 242Culture and Development: Questions of ManagementBy Philippe d'IribarnePages 243 to 268Invention of Traditions and Entrepreneurship: A Critical PerspectiveBy Jean-Pierre WarnierAfrica TodayPages 269 to 290Urban Development in Kenya: Territorial Secession under Cover of Sustainable Development?By Anne Bousquet
