Religion & Economic Growth and Development

Nath, Sushmit (2007): Religion & Economic Growth and Development.

Abstract

This paper deals with the interlinkages between religious beliefs and practices and the economic growth and development of a particular country or region. In the paper I have reviewed some empirical work carried out in the recent times to explain the relationship between religion and growth. I have also tried to present Adam Smith's view on the subject and how it could be understood in the present context. The paper ends with a case study of the state of Gujarat in India, which shows the relationship between religious riots and economic growth.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Religion, Economics of Religion, Religion and Growth, Gujarat, Riots, Weber
• Subjects: Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z12 - Religion; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C2 - Single Equation Models ; Single Variables > C23 - Panel Data Models ; Spatio-temporal Models; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C0 - General > C01 - Econometrics

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