Religious diversity and regional development in China
| Autor: | Zheng Ying, Shuming Bao, Jianbo Zhou, Shibao Liu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
060303 religions & theology
Economics and Econometrics 05 social sciences Polarization (politics) Religious diversity Fragmentation (computing) 06 humanities and the arts Census 0603 philosophy ethics and religion Geography Regional development 0502 economics and business Development economics Economic geography 050207 economics China Finance Panel data |
| Zdroj: | China Economic Review. 46:1-9 |
| ISSN: | 1043-951X |
| Popis: | This paper investigates possible impacts of religious diversity on regional development in China. We developed the religious fragmentation and polarization indices as measurements for the religious diversity by using the religious site data from the 2004 economic Census data in China. The results from the panel data regressions within national coverage suggest that the religious diversity has positive and significant impacts on regional development in general. The results from the panel data regressions within regional coverage also suggest that religious fragmentation has a positive and significant association with the economic development in the eastern region of China while religious polarization has a positive and significant association with the economic development in the central and western regions of China. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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