I was looking trying to see if there is any relationship between per capita income and Geert Hofstede's cultural dimensions. One thing I noticed that individualism is high on almost all high income countries. It may be because of the high economic activities leads to more independence, movements finally weakening of society's hold on individual. Or it could be other way also i.e. if economic progress is faster when individualism is high in society.
Similarly, long term orientation seems to low, uncertainty avoidance index is high except few exception. Is it because of sustained good economic progress they tend to become more conservative?
Excel with per capita income and cultural dimension index.
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I would prefer to say that since individualism is and was prevalent in the western countries, they made mark in the fields of science & technology as it demand a lot of individualistic approach. Similarly, people in those countries believe that they have to be self-sufficient in order to sustain their attitude of individualism as responsibility means compromising on many cherished individual milestones.
There, people put themselves before society.
However, additionally, they all, in general, share the attitude of honesty, professionalism, societal welfare etc. These attitudes compounded together make them what they are.
When I say, people put themselves before society, it means their individual achievements matter more than collective achievement.
Is the individuals that think this way or society encourages such thinking and behavior. I think its one thing when few individual care less about what society has to say or will say than society or community it self encourages people to think and act in individualistic manner.
When Galileo made some discovery, did society encouraged him to do so despite all the odds or discouraged it.
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