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Introduction / Lawrence E. Harrison -- 1. Culture, Values, And The Family / Jerome Kagan -- 2. Parenting Practices And Governance In Latin America: The Case Of Costa Rica / Luis Diego Herrera Amighetti -- 3. Cultural Values And Parenting Education / Sharon Lynn Kagan And Amy E. Lowenstein -- 4. Character Education: Restoring Virtue To The Mission Of The Schools / Thomas Lickona -- 5. Civic Education And The Development Of Civic Knowledge And Attitudes / Richard G. Niemi And Steven E. Finkel -- 6. Educating Democratic Citizens In Latin America / Fernando Reimers And Eleonora Villegas-reimers -- 7. Evangelical Expansion And 'progressive Values' In The Developing World / David Martin -- 8. Anglo-protestant Culture / Samuel Huntington -- 9. The Development Of The Jews / Jim Lederman -- 10. Culture Begins With Cult: The Surprising Growth Of The Catholic People / Michael Novak -- 11. Re-imagining The Orthodox Tradition: Nurturing Democratic Values In Orthodox Christian Civilization / Nikolas K. Gvosdev, With A Response By Georges Prevelakis -- 12. Market Development, Political Change, And Chinese Cultures / Robert P. Weller -- 13. Buddhist Economics In Asia / Christal Whelan -- 14. Cultural Change In Islamic Civilization / Bassam Tibi -- 15. Islam Matters: Culture And Progress In The Muslim World / Robert W. Hefner -- 16. Hinduism And Modernity / Pratap Bhanu Mehta -- 17. Journalism And Values / Mariano Grondona And Carlos Alberto Montaner -- 18. The Global Battle For Cultural Domination / Reese Schonfeld -- 19. Public Policy And Culture / Richard D. Lamm -- 20. Donor Projects And Culture Change: The Case Of Costa Rica / James W. Fox -- 21. Can Social Capital Be Constructed? Decentralization And Social Capital Formation In Latin America / Mitchell A. Seligson. Edited By Lawrence E. Harrison And Jerome Kagan.