The Religious and Anthropological Perspectives of Development and Poverty

Attia, Sayed Moawad (2009): The Religious and Anthropological Perspectives of Development and Poverty.

Abstract

This paper examines the role of both religion and anthropology in development and accordingly reducing poverty. Within this introduction I intend to discuss the reason invited me to handle this problem. This reason is that I see both religion and anthropology can play a crucial role in the development process and accordingly lead to reducing poverty.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Anthropology, Religion, Poverty, Development
• Subjects: P - Economic Systems > P3 - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions > P36 - Consumer Economics ; Health ; Education and Training ; Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty; Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology; Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z12 - Religion; P - Economic Systems > P3 - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions

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