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The transformation of women's lives in the past century is among the most significant and far-reaching social and economic phenomena, affecting not only women, but also their partners and children. This Handbook provides the first comprehensive collection of essays that addresses these issues,...
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This is a one-of-kind volume bringing together leading scholars in the economics of religion for the first time. The … treatment of topics is interdisciplinary, comparative, as well as global in nature. Scholars apply the economics of religion … a religion promote investment in education? The economics of religion applies economic concepts (for example, supply and …
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With 80% of the world's population profesing religious faith, religious belief is a common human characteristic. The … sacred texts of each of the world's major religions exhort believers to live a righteous life, including responding to … poverty and assisting those with less. This handbook highlights the value of incorporating religion into development studies …
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In this Handbook, leading scholars demonstrate the application of the economics of religion approach to topics on human … capital, the state regulation of religion, economic aspects of religion, and how religious markets function. The chapters also …
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