Economics Of Religion, The - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 9811273138 ISBN 13 : 9789811273131

Editeur : WSPC, 2023

Synopsis

Adam Smith, one of the founding fathers of contemporary economics, observed that religiosity is influenced by the extent of regulation in the "market" for religion. In countries where there is a state-sponsored religion, one can expect less overall religiosity than if the market were competitive and religions had to compete to increase their membership. Religion, he claims, is like other goods and services supplied in a market economy. Max Weber, one of the founding fathers of contemporary sociology, similarly proposed that religiosity and economic principles are strongly interconnected phenomena. Weber famously thought that Protestant religious beliefs about the importance of work, savings and trustworthiness played an important role in sparking the Industrial Revolution and accelerating economic growth in the Western World. This edited volume contains original contributions by eminent scholars in the new and emerging field of the economics of religion. The contributions expand upon the ground-breaking ideas of Adam Smith and Max Weber. The chapters also illuminate new directions for research in this relatively young, intellectually exciting, and rapidly growing multidisciplinary field of scientific inquiry.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert Sauer is a Professor of Economics at Royal Holloway, University of London and the Editor-in-Chief of the European Economic Review (EER), as well as the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Economics, Management and Religion (JEMAR). His previous academic appointments include the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv University, Brown University, and the University of Bristol. He completed a PhD in economics at New York University.

His research focuses on migration, labor force dynamics, entrepreneurship, volunteerism and the economics of religion. He has published his work in leading scientific journals including Econometrica, the Journal of Political Economy, The Review of Economic Studies, the International Economic Review, The Economic Journal, the Journal of Labor Economics and the British Journal of Industrial Relations. He has also published numerous essays and opinion pieces on contemporary social and economic issues in the popular press and has appeared on leading podcasts to discuss them.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WSPC
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9811273138
• ISBN 13: 9789811273131
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 358
• Éditeur: Sauer Robert M
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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