Religion, Political Power and Human Capital Formation: Evidence from Islamic History

Eric Chaney ()
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Chapter Chapter 27 in Advances in the Economics of Religion, 2019, pp 437-448 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract This chapter links the rise and subsequent decline of scientific output in the medieval Islamic world to institutional changes. The rise of secular bureaucratic institutions stimulated scientific output, whereas the collapse of these bureaucratic structures—and the concomitant rise in the political power of religious leaders—suppressed it. The chapter concludes that secular state capacity can help encourage scientific development by constraining rent-seeking religious elements within civil society.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-98848-1_27

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