Contents: 1. Dimensionality of religion -- 2. Religious origins of political regimes -- 3. Religious identity, local …Religion and Comparative Development is the first analytical endeavor on religion and government that incorporates … rising significance of religion in Middle East and post-Soviet politics, as well as in current migration, security and party …

themselves. It contends that forces of globalisation influence individual countries' economic and social institutions …

experiences, placing particular emphasis on the role of institutions. They demonstrate how the study of economic development is … increasingly linked to the development of institutions, which allow for more complex exchanges to occur in markets and societies …. Institutions can be understood as rules or constraints that channel individuals' actions in specific directions, and can be formal …

This paper provides a broad empirical analysis of the determinants of post-conflict economic transitions across the … risk of conflict recurrence as an explanatory variable in the growth regression, because post-conflict countries have a … domestic factors, including the estimated probability of conflict recurrence, as well as a range of external variables …

and sophisticated view on the role of economic institutions and aspects of political economy in the process of modern …