Re:The Real Reason there are no Silicon Valleys in Europe
by gojomo on Tuesday March 04, 2008 @01:02AM
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It's a clumsy polemic -- but doesn't the author make an evidence-based case?
The polls show greater public suspicion of markets and business in France and Germany. (Is anyone surprised?) Levels of entrepreneurial participation are lower in those countries than in the US. And, the schools and textbooks promote economic beliefs that ensure continued suspicion of markets and businesses, and lower entrepreneurial participation, in the future.
(US schools don't promote the same attitudes -- at least not until college. :)
Ignoring the author's opinion about which way is better, he's identified a real contrast in culture and education which helps explain differences in economic activity.
France and Germany are fine places, but would you expect to migrate there to start or join a young high-growth, high-tech business? How about compared to California, Texas, or most other states?
The polls show greater public suspicion of markets and business in France and Germany. (Is anyone surprised?) Levels of entrepreneurial participation are lower in those countries than in the US. And, the schools and textbooks promote economic beliefs that ensure continued suspicion of markets and businesses, and lower entrepreneurial participation, in the future.
(US schools don't promote the same attitudes -- at least not until college. :)
Ignoring the author's opinion about which way is better, he's identified a real contrast in culture and education which helps explain differences in economic activity.
France and Germany are fine places, but would you expect to migrate there to start or join a young high-growth, high-tech business? How about compared to California, Texas, or most other states?