Until recently, academia has largely neglected the impact of religion on sustainable development. However, empirical … studies have shown that religion remains important in many societies and that its importance has been increasing since the … beginning of the new millennium. This paper reviews the empirical quantitative literature on the effect of religion on …

In this book, economist Jean-Philippe Platteau addresses the question: does Islam, the religion of Muslims, bear some … and individual freedom. He also questions the view that fusion between religion and politics is characteristic of Islam … development because of a merging of religion and the state, or a fusion between the spiritual and political domains. But he also …