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Why is it that some cultural groups starkly outperform others in terms of wealth, education and overall success? In their book on the subject - 'The Triple Package' - authors Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld readily admit that the question is a taboo subject. Amy Chua came under fire with her last book - Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mom - for extolling the virtues of disciplinarian Asian parenting style. She is of course Chinese American while her husband is Jewish American. The premise of their book which they wrote together is that "cultural groups" in the US - Mormons, Cubans, Nigerians, Jews, Indians, Lebanese and Iranians are disproportionately represented at the top of the league tables, economically and academically. Jed Rubenfeld and Amy Chua think they know why and dropped by our studios in central London to tell Manuela Saragosa on Business Matters more.
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