Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Religion

by Rachel M. McCleary

Book Overview

This is a one-of-kind volume bringing together leading scholars in the economics of religion for the first time. The treatment of topics is interdisciplinary, comparative, as well as global in nature. Scholars apply the economics of religion approach to contemporary issues such as immigrants in the United States and ask historical questions such as why did Judaism as a religion promote investment in education?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195390040
• ISBN13: 9780195390049
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.9" x 9.8"