GOVT1107 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Longrun, Social Stratification, Middle Ages
26 Jul 2018
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Week 2: the politics of economic development i: classical approaches (aug. 3) Max weber, the protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism (los angeles: roxbury publishing. W. w. rostow, the stages of economic growth: a non-communist manifesto (new york: cambridge. Max weber, the protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism (los angeles: roxbury publishing company, 2002 [1905]), pp. People who own capital tend to be overwhelmingly protestant. This can be traced back to historical forces. Religious affiliation may not appear to be the cause of economic activity; rather, differences in religious belief may seem to a certain extent to be the result of economic factors. In the old german empire, a large number of the richest and most economically developed areas-favored by nature or a geographical location that facilitated trade and commerce -turned protestant in the sixteenth century. Organisation of the believer"s life: religion now penetrated all private and public spheres.
