David Landes's 1998 account of global economic development — arguing that cultural factors (curiosity, work ethic, property rights, rule of law) rather than geography explain why some nations are rich and others poor — the most prominent counter to Diamond's geographic determinism.
Creates the cultural determinism account of development — The Wealth and Poverty of Nations argues that the decisive difference between developed and underdeveloped nations is internal cultural attributes, particularly those associated with Protestant culture and rational scientific curiosity.
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