Chapter 1: Introduction; Gabriele Capelli, David Mitch -- Part I: Global religious activity and schooling.-Chapter 2: Religion, colonialism and missions in Africa; Felix Meier zu Selhausen -- Chapter 3: The long legacy of missions in Latin America; Felipe Valencia -- Part II: Colonial legacies,...

This edited collection explores the historical determinants of the rise of mass schooling and human capital accumulation based on a global, long-run perspective, focusing on a variety of countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and the Americas. The authors analyze the increasing...

The distinguished contributors advance the current research frontier in three novel directions which focus on: the role of human capital and talent for creativity, entrepreneurship and regional development; the role of institutions for the behaviour of firms and entrepreneurs; and the influence...