question is whether "modernization" without "spiritual values" in a globalized world economy and world society possible in the … ; international political economy ; religion ; bureaucracy ; corruption … economic growth in the current world crisis is far more connected with these dimensions. We conclude that not a society based …

political economy and international politics, and not always negatively. This demystification of religion goes beyond the …Contents: 1. Dimensionality of religion -- 2. Religious origins of political regimes -- 3. Religious identity, local … governance & public goods -- 4. The political economy of Russian Orthodoxy -- 5. Back to the Prussian origins: kulturkampf …

Does corruption grease or sand the wheels of economic growth? This paper uses metaanalysis techniques to systematically … evaluate the evidence addressing this question. It uses a data set comprising 460 estimates of the effect of corruption on … for institutions and trade openness (both are found to deflate the negative effect of corruption), authors' affiliation …

This paper presents an analysis of the effect of bureaucratic corruption on economic growth through a public finance …. Corruption takes the form of the embezzlement of public funds, the effect of which is to increase the government's reliance on …

public debt -- 5. Political economy of government solvency: the institutional framework for stability and sustainability … concerns the systemic properties of rational individuals acting within a democratic system of political economy. Within this … students, as well as policy makers in public debt and political economy, will find this critical resource invaluable to …

- together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue … that religion can enhance or impinge upon economic growth through all four elements because it shapes individual … preferences, societal norms, and institutions. Religion affects physical capital accumulation by influencing thrift and financial …

knowledge throughout the world explains a period of increasing world inequality after the take-off of the forerunners of the … industrial revolution, followed by decreasing relative inequality. Knowledge diffusion through a Small World network explains the … individual countries in the course of world development …