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The marketplace of Christianity [electronic resource] / Robert B. Ekelund, Jr., Robert F. Hébert, and Robert D. Tollison.

By: Ekelund, Robert B. (Robert Burton), 1940-.
Contributor(s): Hebert, Robert F | Tollison, Robert D | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2006Description: x, 355 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Christianity -- Economic aspects -- History | Church history -- Modern period, 1500- | Christian sociology -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 270 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Religion, church, and economics -- The economics of religion -- Religious markets -- Religious form change: case studies -- Economics of the Protestant revolt -- The Counter-Reformation: incumbent-firm reaction to market entry -- The establishment and evolution of Protestantism -- Catholicism, Protestantism, and economic performance -- The competitive revolution in Christianity.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-307) and index.

Religion, church, and economics -- The economics of religion -- Religious markets -- Religious form change: case studies -- Economics of the Protestant revolt -- The Counter-Reformation: incumbent-firm reaction to market entry -- The establishment and evolution of Protestantism -- Catholicism, Protestantism, and economic performance -- The competitive revolution in Christianity.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.