- 04 May 2020 03:02
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Awhile back I listened to a lecture series on the different world cultures that I thoroughly enjoyed. In that series, the world was divided up into ten major cultures differentiated on the basis of nine cultural dimensions: (1) power distance, (2) uncertainty avoidance, (3) institutional collectivism, (4) in-house collectivism, (5) gender egalitarianism, (6) assertiveness, (7) performance orientation, (8) future orientation, and (9) humane orientation. The ten groups are:
With a little research, I found an article the divvied up the world's nations into those culture clusters: Global Clustering of Countries by Culture – An Extension of the GLOBE Study
A few days ago I came across a link in another thread to Cato's Human Freedom Index, and I thought it would be fun the look at Cato's listing by culture. Scores run from 0 to 10. So, here's the results for the Anglo-Saxon culture group:
Ranking & Score
Nation / Ranking / Score
Personal Freedom
Nation / Personal Freedom / Rule of Law / Security & Safety / Movement / Religious Freedom / Assoc., Assem., & Civil Soc. / Expression & Information / Identity & Relationships
Economic Freedom
Nation / Economic Freedom / Size of Government / Legal System & Prop. Rights / Sound Money / Freedom to Trade Int'l / Regulations
Averages
Rank: 8.17
Score: 8.60
Personal Freedom: 9.02
Rule of Law: 7.58
Security & Safety: 9.6
Movement: 10
Religious Freedom: 8.9
Association, Assembly, & Civil Society: 9.58
Expression & Information: 9.42
Identity & Relationships: 9.33
Economic Freedom: 8.18
Size of Government: 6.7
Legal System & Property Rights: 7.83
Sound Money: 9.6
Freedom to Trade Internationally: 8.13
Regulations: 9
- African
- Anglo-Saxon
- Confucian
- Eastern European
- German
- Latin American
- Latin European
- Middle Eastern
- Nordic
- Southeast Asian
With a little research, I found an article the divvied up the world's nations into those culture clusters: Global Clustering of Countries by Culture – An Extension of the GLOBE Study
A few days ago I came across a link in another thread to Cato's Human Freedom Index, and I thought it would be fun the look at Cato's listing by culture. Scores run from 0 to 10. So, here's the results for the Anglo-Saxon culture group:
Ranking & Score
Nation / Ranking / Score
- Australia 5 8.62
- Canada 4 8.65
- Ireland 10 8.52
- New Zealand 1 8.88
- United Kingdom 14 8.47
- United States 15 8.46
Personal Freedom
Nation / Personal Freedom / Rule of Law / Security & Safety / Movement / Religious Freedom / Assoc., Assem., & Civil Soc. / Expression & Information / Identity & Relationships
- Australia 9.16 7.8 9.9 10.0 9.1 10.0 9.4 9.0
- Canada 9.22 7.7 9.7 10.0 9.0 10.0 9.5 10.0
- Ireland 8.90 7.5 9.7 10.0 9.1 7.5 9.5 10.0
- New Zealand 9.27 7.9 9.9 10.0 9.7 10.0 9.5 9.0
- United Kingdom 8.85 7.7 9.3 10.0 7.6 10.0 9.3 9.0
- United States 8.72 6.9 9.1 10.0 8.9 10.0 9.3 9.0
Economic Freedom
Nation / Economic Freedom / Size of Government / Legal System & Prop. Rights / Sound Money / Freedom to Trade Int'l / Regulations
- Australia 8.07 7.0 7.9 9.5 7.6 8.5
- Canada 8.08 6.5 7.8 9.6 7.9 8.6
- Ireland 8.13 6.7 7.5 9.5 8.6 8.4
- New Zealand 8.50 6.6 8.6 9.5 8.6 9.1
- United Kingdom 8.09 6.2 7.8 9.7 8.4 8.4
- United States 8.19 7.2 7.4 9.8 7.7 8.9
Averages
Rank: 8.17
Score: 8.60
Personal Freedom: 9.02
Rule of Law: 7.58
Security & Safety: 9.6
Movement: 10
Religious Freedom: 8.9
Association, Assembly, & Civil Society: 9.58
Expression & Information: 9.42
Identity & Relationships: 9.33
Economic Freedom: 8.18
Size of Government: 6.7
Legal System & Property Rights: 7.83
Sound Money: 9.6
Freedom to Trade Internationally: 8.13
Regulations: 9
Society cannot exist, unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere; and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without.
—Edmund Burke
—Edmund Burke