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And, further, you can't ask a question of society but only of the individuals in it. So, methodilogical individualism is not so much of a problem as philosophical individualism. Most economists teach a theoretical framework that has been shown to be fundamentally useless. -- James K. Galbraith
How would you suggest to do a survey across countries? Is it impossible?
Now you've hit on a problem I can get my mind around! The simple linguistic challenge of asking identical questions, with identical cultural and emotional content across cultures is impossible. Due to the same factors they try to measure here.
It's analogous to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle.
Excellent point. "It Can't Be Just About Us"--Frank Schnittger, ETian Extraordinaire
Just because of the cultural/language dixconnect, there's always going to be an element of uncertainty, the degree of which is indeterminant, no matter what the sample size is. I'd expect to see this, anyways. "It Can't Be Just About Us"--Frank Schnittger, ETian Extraordinaire
Culture is often invisible to the person who is embedded in it, but controls and constrains their actions, and guides their beliefs.
Take the idea of an equality/efficiency tradeoff. Where the idea is ingrained in the culture (US/UK) attitudes towards things like labor unions and other things that might bring about a more equal distribution of wealth are effected by this underlying idea in culture.
What you get when you do a survey that shows resistance to progressive taxation, etc, is what people believe, not why.
And culture is at heart, the why factor. And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg
culture is at heart, the why factor
Think about how Keynes was killed off, and replaced by Milton Friedman and the Chicago gang.
Ideology is an important source of power in modern societies.
Control how people see the world, and you can coerce them into doing what you want without them knowing it...... And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg
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