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The Political Economy of Theocracy

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  • © 2009

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  1. Mario Ferrero
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  2. Ronald Wintrobe
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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Mario Ferrero, Ronald Wintrobe
      Pages 1-5

  3. Theocracy as a Divided Regime

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7
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    2. Theocracy and the Separation of Powers

      • Brendan O’Leary
      Pages 9-30

    3. The Economics of Theocracy

      • Mario Ferrero
      Pages 31-55

    4. Serving God in a Largely Theocratic Society: Rivalry and Cooperation between Church and King

      • Pierre Salmon
      Pages 57-80

  5. Theocracy, Trust, and Morals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 165-165
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    2. Theocracy and the Evolution of Morals

      • Donald Wittman
      Pages 167-179

    3. Theocracy as a Screening Device

      • Douglas W. Allen
      Pages 181-199

  6. Theocracy, Economic Development, and Islam

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201
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    2. Learning and Imitation by Theocracies

      • Amihai Glazer
      Pages 203-211

    3. An Essay on the Muslim Gap: Religiosity and the Political System

      • Martin Paldam
      Pages 213-242

    4. The Political Economy of a Semi-industrialized Theocratic State: The Islamic Republic of Iran

      • Frederic L. Pryor
      Pages 243-270

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 271-286
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About this book

This book consists of essays by leading scholars in economics and political science which try deepen our understanding of how theocratic regimes behave, by providing up to date empirical surveys by leading scholars of the economic performance of Iran and of Muslim countries in general, and by looking at the behavior of historical theocracies.

About the authors


RONALD WINTROBE is Professor of Economics at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.
 
MARIO FERRERRO is Professor of Political Economy at the University of Piemonte Orientale, Italy.

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