Religion and Development in the Global South
This book examines how the beliefs and practices of each of the major world religions, as well as other belief systems, affect the variables that influence growth and development in the Global South. Evidence suggests that as countries develop, the influe
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Religion and Development in the Global South
Rumy Hasan
Religion and Development in the Global South
Rumy Hasan University of Sussex Brighton, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-57062-4 ISBN 978-3-319-57063-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-57063-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017938540 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover design by Samantha Johnson Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
This book is dedicated to my late father, Dr. Ahmed Muzaffar Hasan.
Acknowledgements
I should like to thank Grace Jackson, commissioning editor; April James, assistant editor; and other colleagues at Palgrave Macmillan for their support. The staff at Sussex University Library and at the British Library for Development Studies at the Institute of Development Studies were always most helpful with my enquiries. As always, warm appreciation goes to Paola, who read the whole manuscript, made numerous suggestions and corrections, and always provided encouragement and support. Chapter 4 is an expansion of a paper “Is Rodney Stark correct on the reasons for the West’s economic success?”, published in Journal of Religion and Society, vol. 18, 2016.
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Contents
1 Introduction: The Nexus Between Religion and Development 1 Insights from Weber’s the Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism 1 Limitations of Economic Analysis 14 The Challenge of Lewis and Myrdal 22 Women and Development 26 Corruption and Development 29 Freedom and Development 32 References 35 2 Islam and Development 41 Present-Day Socio-economic Situation 41 Reasons for Low Development 49 Health and Economic Impact of Religious Dut
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