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Hidden Form of Capital Spiritual Influences in Societal Progress

Berger, Peter L. Redding Gordon
Innbundet / 2010 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781843318323
Publisert
2010-04-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Anthem Press
Vekt
590 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
153 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
242

Redaktør
Berger, Peter L.
Redding Gordon

Biographical note

Peter L. Berger has been Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs at Boston University for the past twenty years, and has had a formative influence on both the study of sociology and its application to religion.

Gordon Redding is a specialist on the comparison of alternative systems of capitalism and their societal roots; he has spent 24 years at the University of Hong Kong, and now continuing to research on Asia at INSEAD.

Hidden Form of Capital Spiritual Influences in Societal Progress

Berger, Peter L. Redding Gordon
Innbundet / 2010 / Engelsk
Berger, Peter L. Redding Gordon
Innbundet / 2010 / Engelsk
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‘The Hidden Form of Capital’ presents evidence from several parts of the changing world about how the realm of the spirit affects the economy. Instead of adding to the theoretical speculation on the role of culture in economic progress, this book provides evidence from recent analytical studies in Europe, Asai, Africa, Russia, and the United States.
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'The Hidden Form of Capital' presents evidence from several parts of the changing world about how the realm of the spirit affects the economy.
Contributors; Preface; Introduction: Spiritual, Social, Human, and Financial Capital; Do Some Religions Do Better than Others?; Spiritual Capital and Economic Development: An Overview; The Possibilities and Limitations of Spiritual Capital in Chinese Societies; How Evangelicanism - Including Pentecostalism - Helps the Poor: The Role of Spiritual Capital; Flying under South Africa's Radar: The Growth and Impact of Pentecostals in a Developing Country; Importing Spiritual Capital: East-West Encounters and Capitalist Cultures in Eastern Europe After 1989; Orthodox Spiritual Capital and Russian Reform; Islam and Spiritual Capital: An Indonesian Case Study; Separating Religious Content from Religious Practice: Loose and Tight Institutions and their Relevance in Economic Evolution
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'A significant and timely contribution to the longstanding debate of the role of religion in economic progress.' — Michael A. Witt, Professor of Asian Business and Comparative Management, INSEAD
'The Hidden Form of Capital' provides real-life evidence of the role played by religion in the development of national wealth.

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‘The Hidden Form of Capital’ presents evidence from several parts of the changing world about how the realm of the spirit affects the economy. Instead of adding to the theoretical speculation on the role of culture in economic progress, this book provides evidence from recent analytical studies in Europe, Asai, Africa, Russia, and the United States.
Les mer
'The Hidden Form of Capital' presents evidence from several parts of the changing world about how the realm of the spirit affects the economy.
Contributors; Preface; Introduction: Spiritual, Social, Human, and Financial Capital; Do Some Religions Do Better than Others?; Spiritual Capital and Economic Development: An Overview; The Possibilities and Limitations of Spiritual Capital in Chinese Societies; How Evangelicanism - Including Pentecostalism - Helps the Poor: The Role of Spiritual Capital; Flying under South Africa's Radar: The Growth and Impact of Pentecostals in a Developing Country; Importing Spiritual Capital: East-West Encounters and Capitalist Cultures in Eastern Europe After 1989; Orthodox Spiritual Capital and Russian Reform; Islam and Spiritual Capital: An Indonesian Case Study; Separating Religious Content from Religious Practice: Loose and Tight Institutions and their Relevance in Economic Evolution
Les mer
'A significant and timely contribution to the longstanding debate of the role of religion in economic progress.' — Michael A. Witt, Professor of Asian Business and Comparative Management, INSEAD
'The Hidden Form of Capital' provides real-life evidence of the role played by religion in the development of national wealth.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781843318323
Publisert
2010-04-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Anthem Press
Vekt
590 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
153 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
242

Redaktør
Berger, Peter L.
Redding Gordon

Biographical note

Peter L. Berger has been Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs at Boston University for the past twenty years, and has had a formative influence on both the study of sociology and its application to religion.

Gordon Redding is a specialist on the comparison of alternative systems of capitalism and their societal roots; he has spent 24 years at the University of Hong Kong, and now continuing to research on Asia at INSEAD.

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