The Hidden Form of Capital

Spiritual Influences in Societal Progress
Herausgeber: Berger, Peter L.; Redding, Gordon

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Produktbeschreibung

'The Hidden Form of Capital' presents evidence from several parts of the changing world about how the realm of the spirit affects the economy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 402g
• ISBN-13: 9780857284136
• ISBN-10: 0857284134
• Artikelnr.: 34228132

Autorenporträt

Peter L. Berger has been Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs at Boston University for the past twenty years, and has had a formative influence on both the study of sociology and its application to religion. Gordon Redding is a specialist on the comparison of alternative systems of capitalism and their societal roots; he has spent 24 years at the University of Hong Kong, and now continuing to research on Asia at INSEAD.

Inhaltsangabe

Contributors
Preface
Introduction: Spiritual, Social, Human, and Financial Capital
Do Some Religions Do Better than Others?
Spiritual Capital and Economic Development: An Overview
The Possibilities and Limitations of Spiritual Capital in Chinese Societies
How Evangelicanism - Including Pentecostalism - Helps the Poor: The Role of Spiritual Capital
Flying under South Africa's Radar: The Growth and Impact of Pentecostals in a Developing Country
Importing Spiritual Capital: East-West Encounters and Capitalist Cultures in Eastern Europe After 1989
Orthodox Spiritual Capital and Russian Reform
Islam and Spiritual Capital: An Indonesian Case Study
Separating Religious Content from Religious Practice: Loose and Tight Institutions and their Relevance in Economic Evolution