Faith and Globalization

Macro-Economics

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Social theorists continue to examine the interaction between global economic forces, institutions, movements of capital and labor, and the dynamics of faith. Explore this interaction, and examine how faith is shaped by and is a shaper of these macro-level economic elements.

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Douglas Rae

Prof. Douglas Rae, Richard S. Ely Professor of Management and Professor of Political Science discusses via video conference one possible model for conceiving of religious values and market economies.

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(Non) Religious Values and the Common Good View

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A Point of View

Faith and globalization touch on complex topics with multiple perspectives. We note one such point of view here. For additional resources, please visit our list of Other Resources.

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.

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Other Resources

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China: Faith and Prosperity

This website prepared by the Yale University School of Management explores the rise of Protestant Christianity in China since the end of the Cultural Revolution approximately 30 years ago. The growth in the number of Christians has been interdependent with economic expansion. As the country becomes more prosperous, many Chinese find themselves searching for meaning beyond wealth.

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