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The cultural wealth of nations

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  • Mark Pagel

    (School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading)

  • Ruth Mace

    (University College London)

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Why, when the human race shows comparatively little genetic variation, are cultural differences so widespread and enduring? Thinking about cultures in terms of biological species provides some provocative answers.

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  • Mark Pagel & Ruth Mace, 2004. "The cultural wealth of nations," Nature, Nature, vol. 428(6980), pages 275-278, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:428:y:2004:i:6980:d:10.1038_428275a
    DOI: 10.1038/428275a
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    1. David Wilson & John Gowdy, 2015. "Human ultrasociality and the invisible hand: foundational developments in evolutionary science alter a foundational concept in economics," Journal of Bioeconomics, Springer, vol. 17(1), pages 37-52, April.
    2. Pelle Ahlerup & Ola Olsson, 2012. "The roots of ethnic diversity," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 17(2), pages 71-102, June.
    3. Klaus Jaffe & Roberto Cipriani, 2007. "Culture Outsmarts Nature in the Evolution of Cooperation," Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, vol. 10(1), pages 1-7.
    4. Alex Mesoudi, 2018. "Migration, acculturation, and the maintenance of between-group cultural variation," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(10), pages 1-23, October.
    5. Luke J Matthews & Sam Passmore & Paul M Richard & Russell D Gray & Quentin D Atkinson, 2016. "Shared Cultural History as a Predictor of Political and Economic Changes among Nation States," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(4), pages 1-18, April.
    6. Susanna C Manrubia & Jacob B Axelsen & Damián H Zanette, 2012. "Role of Demographic Dynamics and Conflict in the Population-Area Relationship for Human Languages," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(7), pages 1-7, July.
    7. Duncan Learmouth & Robert. H. Layton & Jamshid. J. Tehrani, 2024. "The evolution of cultural diversity in Pama-Nyungan Australia," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-16, December.

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