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Religion, law and development: Islam and Christianity—Why is it in Occident and not in the Orient that man invented the institutions of freedom?

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  • Francois Facchini

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    Article provided by Springer in its journal European Journal of Law and Economics.

    Volume (Year): 29 (2010)
    Issue (Month): 1 (February)
    Pages: 103-129

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    Handle: RePEc:kap:ejlwec:v:29:y:2010:i:1:p:103-129

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    Keywords: Religion; Liberty; Development and property rights; O57; K11; D72;

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    1. Niklas Potrafke, 2012. "Democracy and Countries with Muslim Majorities: A Reply and Update," CESifo Working Paper Series 4039, CESifo Group Munich.

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