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- Provides a comprehensive survey and empirical findings on theories of development, focusing on the influence of religion
- Compares 65 countries in Europe and the Americas and includes case studies from Switzerland, Uruguay, Cuba, and Colombia
- Uses statistical methods, critical discourse analysis (CDA), and qualitative comparative analysis (QCA)
Part of the book series: Contributions to Economics (CE)
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introductory Considerations and Research Setting
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Front Matter
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Theoretical Foundations
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Front Matter
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Part IV
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Front Matter
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Part V
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About this book
Why are historically Catholic countries and regions generally more corrupt and less competitive than historically Protestant ones? How has institutionalization of religion influenced the prosperity of countries in Europe and the Americas?
This open access book addresses these critical questions by elucidating the hegemonic and emancipatory religious factors leading to these dissimilarities between countries. The book features up-to-date mixed methods from interdisciplinary research contributing to existing studies in the sociology of religion field by demonstrating—for the first time—the effect of the mutually reinforcing configuration of multiple prosperity triggers (religion–politics–environment). It demonstrates the differences in the institutionalization of Roman Catholicism and Protestantism by applying quantitative and qualitative methods and by performing a qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) of 65 countries. The author also provides a comprehensive survey and results of empirical research on different theories of development, focusing on the influence of religion.
Authors and Affiliations
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Swiss-Latin American Center (CLS-HSG), University of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Jason García Portilla
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: “Ye Shall Know Them by Their Fruits”
Book Subtitle: A Mixed Methods Study on Corruption, Competitiveness, and Christianity in Europe and the Americas
Authors: Jason García Portilla
Series Title: Contributions to Economics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78498-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-78497-3Published: 12 December 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-78500-0Published: 12 December 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-78498-0Published: 11 December 2021
Series ISSN: 1431-1933
Series E-ISSN: 2197-7178
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXVI, 407
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour
Topics: Public Economics, Christianity, Governance and Government, Industrial Organization