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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459370303321

Titolo

The hidden form of capital : spiritual influences in societal progress / / edited by Peter L. Berger and Gordon Redding [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Anthem Press, , 2010

ISBN

1-283-37729-2

9786613377296

0-85728-952-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 230 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Anthem studies in development and globalization

Disciplina

261.8/5

Soggetti

Economics - Religious aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: spiritual, social, human, and financial capital / Peter L. Berger and Gordon Redding -- Do some religions do better than others? / Lawrence E. Harrison -- Spiritual capital and economic development: an overview / Peter J. Boettke -- The possibilities and limitations of spiritual capital in Chinese societies / Robert P. Weller -- How Evangelicanism -- including Pentecostalism -- helps the poor: the role of spiritual capital / Rebecca Samuel Shah and Timothy Samuel Shah -- Flying under South Africa's radar: the growth and impact of Pentecostals in a developing country / Ann Bernstein and Stephen Rule -- Importing spiritual capital: East-West encounters and capitalist cultures in Eastern Europe after 1989 / Janos Matyas Kovacs -- Orthodox spiritual capital and Russian reform / Christopher Marsh -- Islam and spiritual capital: an Indonesian case study / Robert W. Hefner -- Separating religious content from religious practice: loose and tight institutions and their relevance in economic evolution / Gordon Redding.

Sommario/riassunto

'The Hidden Form of Capital' presents evidence from several parts of the changing world about how the realm of the spirit affects the economy.