In a number of cross-cultural studies from Italy, Poland, Turkey and the United States, as well as a historical review of Greece, Spain, England and pre-Inca, there is firm evidence that the achievement drive and economic growth are highly related. Individuals with this drive have a strong need to be successful. They possess interrelated attributes that work together with the motivation to achieve a goal . First, they assume all responsibility (a personality factor) for decisions and the outcome of those decisions. Second, they are calculated, perhaps moderate, risk takers, which is a function of their acquired abilities and skills, and third, they enjoy the fruits of their success which can range from creating employment and contributing to an economy (as is the case with Estonian entrepreneurs) to seeing a project reach fulfillment. In all of this the idea of a monetary goal, of wealth by itself, is not as important as the accomplishment itself. In most instances money is more a way of keeping score than a desired end-state.