In response to the week’s readings (O’Neill Ch. 1-3), please post an approximately 200-300 word open-ended reading response.  You may consider the reading in relation to its historical or theoretical context; you may bring up different political issues the reading might apply to, you may write about an aspect of the reading that you don’t understand, or something that jars you, you may formulate an insightful question or two about the reading and then attempt to answer your own questions, or you may respond to another student’s post, building upon it, disagreeing with it, or re-thinking it.
I am more interested in your thoughts on Chapter 3 since we have not discussed it at all yet, but you may include insights from Chapters 1 & 2 as well. I encourage you to interact with both the reading and each other!

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I know we read this is class, but for those of you who missed it, or for those of you (like me) who are still thinking about some of the ideas Fareed Zakaria threw out on this issue of whether cultures are responsible for economic development and the lack thereof or whether policies are, here is your chance to share your thoughts!  Brilliant article.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/fareed-zakaria-capitalism-not-culture-drives-economies/2012/08/01/gJQAKtH9PX_story.html

“The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society. The central liberal truth is that politics can change culture and save it from itself.”   Daniel Patrick Moynihan

True?  Not true?  Implications?