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The Wealth of Religions : The Political Economy of Believing and Belonging /

How religious beliefs and practices can influence the wealth of nationsWhich countries grow faster economically--those with strong beliefs in heaven and hell or those with weak beliefs in them? Does religious participation matter? Why do some countries experience secularization while others are reli...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: McCleary, Rachel M., 1953- (Autor), Barro, Robert J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Religion: It's a Market
  • 2. What Determines Religiousness?
  • 3. Religion and Economic Growth
  • 4. Islam and Economic Growth
  • 5. State Religion
  • 6. Religious Clubs, Terrorist Organizations, and Tibetan Buddhism
  • 7. When Saints Come Marching In
  • 8. The Wealth of Religions
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index