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 …

of globalisation, religion and development sparked much interest and debate prompting the conference organisers to make a … collection to fruition. The papers have been arranged in three sections: Globalisation, Religion and Development; Gender and …

This chapter surveys the recent social science literature on religion in economic history, covering both socioeconomic … causes and consequences of religion. Following the rapidly growing literature, it focuses on the three main monotheisms … -Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - and on the period up to WWII. Works on Judaism address Jewish occupational specialization …

This paper surveys the recent social science literature on religion in economic history, covering both socioeconomic … causes and consequences of religion. Following the rapidly growing literature, it focuses on the three main monotheisms … - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - and on the period up to WWII. Works on Judaism address Jewish occupational specialization …

speed. In the 20th century, religion played a much lesser role in daily life and income and productivity grew at high and …