tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post4692907871106139649..comments2024-03-28T06:49:24.930-04:00Comments on International Political Economy at the University of North Carolina: Ferguson + Kissinger = MushThomas Oatleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092437150746625670noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post-86899272373350131942011-05-23T23:20:57.837-04:002011-05-23T23:20:57.837-04:00Perhaps but that's a far cry from WW3. And sav...Perhaps but that's a far cry from WW3. And savings rates could be a product of culture... Or maybe a series of political and economic developments.Kindred Winecoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14330671232391851377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1331441403058020963.post-28528023211263187002011-05-23T19:44:27.019-04:002011-05-23T19:44:27.019-04:00Cultural explanations of differences in long-term ...Cultural explanations of differences in long-term outlook are not "sophistry" but fact.<br /><br />If you look at findings from anthropology and social psychology, Americans have significantly shorter long-term outlooks than their Chinese counterparts. If you want a review of this body of work, see <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Geography-Thought-Asians-Westerners-Differently/dp/0743216466" rel="nofollow">Richard Nisbett's book</a>. It's recommended by none other than Peter Katzenstein--I think he has something to do with IPE.<br /><br />Unless IR scholars study these things, I'll stick with the work of those who do. Need I add differences in national savings rates as well?Emmanuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615366847433704476noreply@blogger.com