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FormatJournal Article
Author, AnalyticBoucher, Samuel
Title, AnalyticPerspective on Global Innovation Networks: The Case Study of the Low German Mennonites
Journal TitleYearbook of the Society for German-American Studies
Date of Publication2021
Volume ID56
Location in Work41-56
View OnlineView Online
Abstract"Low German Mennonites, a non-political, non-conformist, pacifist sect of Anabaptists named after the Reformer Menno Simmons, have consistently made a disproportionate impact on the local and national economies compared to their share of the total population. . . . Following Douglas North’s theory of institutions, I argue that Mennonite success has been largely due to the strength of their institutions—in particular their German schools—and their connections to innovation pathways in Germany."
Call NumberDigital file
MKI TermsMennonites/ Economic aspects/ Education/ Agriculture