| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 286 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Theocracy and the Separation of Powers -- The Economics of Theocracy -- Serving God in a Largely Theocratic Society: Rivalry and Cooperation between Church and King -- Theocracy, Natural Spiritual Monopoly and Dictatorship -- On the Economics of the Socialist Theocracy of the Jesuits in Paraguay (1609-1767) -- Combining Autocracy and Majority Voting: The Canonical Succession Rules of the Latin Church -- Theocracy and the Evolution of Morals -- Theocracy as a Screening Device -- Learning and Imitation by Theocracies -- An Essay on the Muslim Gap: Religiosity and the Political System -- The Political Economy of a Semi-Industrialized Theocratic State: The Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Summary |
This book consists of essays by leading scholars in economics and political science which try deepen our understanding of how theocratic regimes behave, by providing up to date empirical surveys by leading scholars of the economic performance of Iran and of Muslim countries in general, and by looking at the behavior of historical theocracies |
| Notes |
Proceedings of a conference held June 15-16, 2007 at the University of Antwerp |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from title screen (viewed on January 11, 2010) |
| Subject |
Theocracy -- Congresses
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Religion and state -- Congresses
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Economics -- Religious aspects -- Congresses
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Economics -- Religious aspects
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Religion and state
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Theocracy
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Teokrati -- ekonomiska aspekter.
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Religion och samhälle.
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Nationalekonomi -- religiösa aspekter.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ferrero, Mario, editor
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Wintrobe, Ronald, editor
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| ISBN |
9780230620063 |
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023062006X |
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1283527650 |
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9781283527651 |
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9781349377633 |
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1349377635 |
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0230613101 |
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9780230613102 |
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