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 influence of religion on all aspects of society declines. In stark contrast to the developed world, in the Global South, the role of religion is highly pervasive - the distinctive conclusion of this book is therefore that a lessening of religiosity is a sine qua non for growth and development, including secular laws and constitutions. Offering a ground-breaking study in an area little explored in the English language, this book will satisfy an important gap in the literature on the political economy of development, sociology of religion, law, and anthropology.

List of contents

PART I: BACKGROUND.- Introduction.- 1. Background to the debates.- PART II: THE IMPACT ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES BY RELIGION.- 3. Muslim-majority countries.- 4. Hinduism.- 5. Christian-majority countries.- 6. Confucianism.- PART III: CONCLUSION.

About the author

Rumy Hasan is Senior Lecturer at the Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex, UK.

Summary

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 influence of religion on all aspects of society declines. In stark contrast to the developed world, in the Global South, the role of religion is highly pervasive – the distinctive conclusion of this book is therefore that a lessening of religiosity is a sine qua non for growth and development, including secular laws and constitutions. Offering a ground-breaking study in an area little explored in the English language, this book will satisfy an important gap in the literature on the political economy of development, sociology of religion, law, and anthropology.

Product details

• Authors: Rumy Hasan
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9783319570624
• ISBN: 978-3-31-957062-4
• No. of pages: 225
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 18 mm x 218 mm
• Weight: 450 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 225 p.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Soziologie, B, Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie, Ethnographie, Soziale Gruppen: religiöse Gemeinschaften, Soziale und politische Philosophie, Sociology of Religion, Political Philosophy, Ethnology, Social & cultural anthropology, Social & political philosophy, auseinandersetzen, Religious issues & debates, Social Philosophy, Social Anthropology, Philosophy of religion, Religion and Philosophy, Social sciences—Philosophy, Sociocultural Anthropology, Religion and sociology, Religion—Philosophy, Social Aspects of Religion, Social groups: religious groups and communities