The numerous attempts to explain the financial and
economic crisis range from complicated theses regarding the global financial
system to general theses proclaiming a self-destroying system whose collapse
was long overdue. Along this spectrum lie an assortment of political-economic
explanations including references to the deplorable habits of the housing market
and risky investment through
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The debate between individualism and collectivism seemed closed after the cold war, but if collectivist societies rise economically, the outnumbered individualists won’t continue to dominate. ++ Americans usually value individuals, rights, and privacy and Asians value relationships, harmony, and duty. ++ Scientists say the Western idea of individual choice is an illusion and the real key to
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