Economics, education and religion: can western theories be generalized across religions?
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Date
2012
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Munich Personal RePEc Archive
Abstract
Some of the recent empirical studies relate economic growth and prosperity with religion. This
paper raises the question that if economic systems are based on individualism and selfishness,
can they be related with religion? The paper also finds that the Secularization hypothesis of
Western Modernity is still valid for Western cultures, Judaism and Christianity but its
application is highly unlikely in case of the third monotheist religion Islam. The paper expounds
the causes of this proposition keeping in view the historical, religious and economic perspectives
of Islam.
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The same paper has also been presented at 2nd international conference on Business Management 28th -29th March 2012, Lahore -Pakistan
Keywords
Religion, Economics, Education, Monotheist Religions, Secularization Hypothesis
Citation
Munich Personal RePEc Archive, MPRA Paper No. 36793