Religion, Exchange, Coexistence and Growth [Ergener]
Resit Ergener
Bogazici University
This paper is an attempt to establish a general framework on the relationship between religion and exchange, other factors being constant. Only a few historical examples are referred to and the argument is presented mainly in a theoretical framework. Religion can be used as a tool to establish networks of trust to facilitate reciprocal exchange, to justify exploitation and to encourage charity. It would be wrong to identify religion with only one of these influences on exchange. Policies adopted by a faith toward coexistence with other faiths and the path to economic development taken by a community made up by the believers of a religion, will be affected by how religion is employed with regard to exchange relations and by the nature of the relations a religious community has with other communities (war or trade).
File: RESIT ERGENER 2007.pdf [39.61KB]
Published 11/02/2007
Filed under: (2007), *ergener, @asrec'07, exchange, growth