In the Economic Viewpoints section we welcome extended reviews of important works on economics and political economy … political economy for at least half a century …

. This book is of interest to researchers and students of the methodology of economics, ethics, philosophers concerned with …

This chapter surveys the recent social science literature on religion in economic history, covering both socioeconomic … causes and consequences of religion. Following the rapidly growing literature, it focuses on the three main monotheisms … Islam and Islamic institutions played in political-economy outcomes and in the "long divergence" between the Middle East and …

This paper surveys the recent social science literature on religion in economic history, covering both socioeconomic … causes and consequences of religion. Following the rapidly growing literature, it focuses on the three main monotheisms … Islam and Islamic institutions played in political-economy outcomes and in the "long divergence" between the Middle East and …

democracies around the world was influenced by conversionary Protestantism. While Woodberry's historical analysis is exhaustive …

. -- Economic development ; religion ; institutions …