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The political economy of theocracy / edited by Mario Ferrero and Ronald Wintrobe.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theocracy--Congresses.
- Theocracy.
- Religion and state--Congresses.
- Religion and state.
- Economics--Religious aspects--Congresses.
- Economics.
- Economics--Religious aspects.
- Genre:
- Conference papers and proceedings.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 286 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
- Summary:
- Theocracies like Iran are typically misunderstood because so little is known in the West about how that system of government really works. The Political Economy of Theocracy brings together political economists from both North America and Europe to analyze the politics and economics in a theocracy.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Mario Ferrero, Ronald Wintrobe 1
- Part I Theocracy as a Divided Regime
- 1 Theocracy and the Separation of Powers / Brendan O'Leary 9
- 2 The Economics of Theocracy / Mario Ferrero 31
- 3 Serving God in a Largely Theocratic Society: Rivalry and Cooperation between Church and King / Pierre Salmon 57
- Part II Theocracy as a Dictatorship
- 4 Theocracy, Natural Spiritual Monopoly, and Dictatorship / Ronald Wintrobe, Fabio Padovano 83
- 5 On the Economics of the Socialist Theocracy of the Jesuits in Paraguay (1609-1767) / Walter Nonneman 119
- 6 Combining Autocracy and Majority Voting: The Canonical Succession Rules of the Latin Church / Luisa Giuriato 143
- Part III Theocracy, Trust, and Morals
- 7 Theocracy and the Evolution of Morals / Donald Wittman 167
- 8 Theocracy as a Screening Device / Douglas W. Allen 181
- Part IV Theocracy, Economic Development, and Islam
- 9 Learning and Imitation by Theocracies / Amihai Glazer 203
- 10 An Essay on the Muslim Gap: Religiosity and the Political System / Martin Paldam 213
- 11 The Political Economy of a Semi-industrialized Theocratic State: The Islamic Republic of Iran / Frederic L. Pryor 243.
- Notes:
- Proceedings of a conference held June 15-16, 2007 at the University of Antwerp.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0230613101
- 9780230613102
- OCLC:
- 244339598
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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