Faith and the Dynamics of Economic Development
Introduction
Working in the tradition begun by Max Weber, some sociologists study the manner in which convictions of faith shape a culture's economic growth. Explore the diverse interactions between faiths and economic development in a globalised world.A Point of View
Faith and globalisation touch on complex topics with multiple perspectives. We note one such point of view here.Can Markets Change Society?
Q2: Professor Zhiwu Chen
Professor Zhiwu Chen has been watching what's happened as China adopts such financial instruments as mortgages and mutual funds. He was born in a rural village in China, and when he goes back, he says, he sees a country that's being remade by markets. This article appeared in the Fall 2007 edition of Q2, a publication of the Yale School of Management. » more...