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Is God an Economist? : An Institutional Economic Reconstruction of the Old Testament /

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This book offers a radical new way of approaching the Old Testament. Sigmund Wagner-Tsukamoto argues that rational, institutional and constitutional economic lessons can be derived from the Old Testament, with applications to social conflict and resolution. The book suggests that this religious text...

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Main Author: Wagner-Tsukamoto, Sigmund (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Subjects:
Economics.
Economic History.
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.
Ethics.
Moral Philosophy.
Religious Studies, general.
Sociology of Religion.
Economic history.
Religion and sociology.
Religion.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book offers a radical new way of approaching the Old Testament. Sigmund Wagner-Tsukamoto argues that rational, institutional and constitutional economic lessons can be derived from the Old Testament, with applications to social conflict and resolution. The book suggests that this religious text also anticipated many modern economic advances.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XVI, 277 pages)
ISBN:9780230234093
DOI:10.1057/9780230234093