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Purpose – Among the several sub-themes for this Special Issue this paper aims to deal, broadly, with the Hindu view of economics and allied matters. Design/methodology/approach – The approach is a conceptual one that highlights a few crucial aspects of the “positive” flank of Hinduism...
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religion increases cooperation because religious people fear the retributions that may follow if they do not follow the rules … and norms provided by the religion. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reports results for a public goods experiment …
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Purpose – In the Western world the voices calling for a secular society have grown ever louder over the last three centuries. This paper seeks to return to one of the founders of modernity for guidance. Adam Smith advocated globalization on economic and moral grounds....
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Purpose – Theological perspectives in ethics, values and their functional application in the real world are vividly covered by the theory and practice of Islamic banking in recent times. This paper seeks to formalize the theological paradigm of the unity of God (Tawhid) and to make the...
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games. This study contributes to the literature by examining the effect of subtle influences of religion on cooperation …. Also, in contrast to previous economic literature, the paper examines the direct impact of religion as an independent …
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. Examining the cross-religion differential in earnings and human capital return, Muslims' earnings are found to be significantly … religious group. Fifth, the author considers the interaction of the effects of religion and of immigration. …
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Purpose – Megachurches are thriving in religious markets at a time when Americans are asserting their ability as consumers of religious products to engage in religious switching. The apparent success of megachurches, which often provide a low cost and low commitment path by which religious...
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family background in order to isolate the impact of religion and denomination. The paper contains results from analyses of …
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The influence of ideas is a central but puzzling problem in the social sciences. Parsons insisted that ideas play a central role in social continuity as well as in social change. Basic ideas that organise experience become embedded in the public mind and structure the ways in which issues are...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address financialization in the light of Catholic social teaching (CST) and investigate the issues surrounding corporate governance and the impact that the priority of shareholder value poses for achieving ethical outcomes in routine economic...
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