predicting the growth pattern. The noneconomic factors like religion have been considered as having indirect role in determining … the economic development. This paper aims to analyses the role of religion in the economic development. The analysis has … been done based on GDP per capita and consumption data and on the world values survey data on religious denomination. The …

Contents: 1. Dimensionality of religion -- 2. Religious origins of political regimes -- 3. Religious identity, local …Religion and Comparative Development is the first analytical endeavor on religion and government that incorporates … rising significance of religion in Middle East and post-Soviet politics, as well as in current migration, security and party …

This paper uses a historical setting to study when religion can be a barrier to the diffusion of knowledge and economic …