The hidden form of capital : spiritual influences in societal progress / edited by Peter L. Berger and Gordon Redding.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2010.
Description
1 online resource (xii, 230 pages) : illustrations.

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Available Online

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Series
  • Anthem development studies and globalization [More in this series]
  • Anthem studies in development and globalization
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Summary note
"The Hidden Form of Capital presents evidence from several parts of the changing world about how the realm of the spirit affects the economy. The idea that societies have economic cultures as well as aesthetic, literary, and artistic cultures is well-embedded in a number of major studies attempting to identify the origins of national wealth and progress. This book provides an original contribution to the debate, by discussing the relationship between religion and the economy not via further theoretical speculation, but through the presentation of analytical evidence from real-life case studies in Europe, Asia, Africa, Russia, and the United States. There is currently a major re-assessment of assumptions about the foundations of societal progress, as the market rationality model is exposed for its moral weaknesses. The emergence of socio-economics as a scholarly field, as well as the embracing of complexity theory and the societal effect in economic analysis, brings the question of cultural effects to the forefront. This collection of studies offers more practical and tangible evidence, especially unique and useful for its comparative aspect. The book skilfully combines this comparative and descriptive character with an accessible writing style intended for a wide audience."--Publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
Source of description
Print version record.
Language note
English.
ISBN
  • 9780857289520 ((electronic bk.))
  • 0857289527 ((electronic bk.))
  • 9786613377296
  • 6613377295
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