Biology, destiny and change: Women's religiosity and economic development

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Religion plays a major role in the vicious circle of poverty, illiteracy and high number of children per family which is seen in Third World countries. Efforts to educate people and help reduce fertility are hampered by the fact that major world religions place women firmly in the role of mothers, caretakers and servants of the family. Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi points to the apparent paradox that generally women are more religious than men. This may be largely due to the traumatic nature and high transaction costs of being a mother in a Third World country, which makes women cling to religion.

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Toward a joint theory of religion and economic development

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Article seeks to develop a joint theory of religion and economic development, building on the initial ideas set out in Timur Kuran's article 'Islam and Underdevelopment: An Old Puzzle Revisited'. It has already been suggested that economic development can be influenced by religion, but Kuran makes these factors interrelated by suggesting that economic forces can also influence the interpretations of religious doctrines. A joint theory can be developed by using a dynamical systems perspective.

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Biology, destiny and change: women's religiosity and economic development

Article Abstract:

The status of women is a major factor in the economic development of a country, since development, education and birth control are all interrelated and are also all linked to the country's religious or secular culture. Many underdeveloped nations suffer from a vicious circle of high fertility, high population growth and stagnating economies. Major religions sanction the low status which is accorded to women, whose main or only role is perceived to be that of mothers and caretakers.

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