The hypothesis that the coefficients on variables of religious affiliation are jointly equal to zero can frequently be rejected at conventional levels of statistical significance (i.e., religion matters), but no robust relationship between adherence to major world religions and national economic...

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 New Policies and New Goals for Changing Times -- The Need for Sustained Economic Reform in Europe -- Reform Progress to Date -- A Framework for Transforming the European Economy -- Summarizing the Nature of the Reform Proposals --...