State and Religion: An Economic Approach

Metin Cosgel () and Thomas J. Miceli
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Thomas J. Miceli: University of Connecticut

Chapter Chapter 22 in Advances in the Economics of Religion, 2019, pp 347-360 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract State and religion, two of the oldest institutions known to mankind, have historically had a complex relationship with each other. At times rulers have suppressed religion altogether, at others they have treated religion as independent of the state, and at still others they have preferred one religion over others or even endorsed one as the official religion. A survey of 177 countries in the year 2008 reveals a similar diversity of attitudes. There were 16 countries in the survey (9%) which exhibited a hostile attitude toward religion; 43 countries (24%) had a neutral attitude; 77 countries (44%) clearly favored certain religions; and 41 countries (23%) endorsed one or more religions as the official state religion.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-98848-1_22

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